I have heard it said many times that church isn’t what we do on Sunday. And while I agree with St. James that we should be “doers of the word and not hearers only”1; church is absolutely what we do on Sunday. Sunday & Wednesday — the fellowship, love, care, and community we experience there — are exactly what the world is seeking. It is a great gift we have to offer the world.

So, yes, love and serve your neighbor. Feed the hungry. Visit the prisoners and widows. But, do not neglect the assembly of the faithful. A full sanctuary is as much a gift to the lonely as a sandwich to a man who hungers.

  1. James 1:22 ↩︎