God Sets the Lonely in Families

Pause & Reflect

Loneliness is not limited to single people. You can be married and lonely. Parent children and feel lonely. Attend a large church and feel unseen. Have thousands of online connections and no one you can call when life falls apart. God describes Himself as Father to the fatherless and One who places the lonely in families. The church is intended to become more than a weekly audience. It is a spiritual family. That ideal is not always experienced perfectly. Christian communities can disappoint. But disappointment should not cause us to abandon the biblical vision of belonging. Sometimes community begins with one courageous invitation. Send the message. Join the group. Invite someone for coffee. Tell a trustworthy person: “I could use some company.” Needing people is not weakness. It is human.