Matt. 22,23

We just had our 50th wedding anniversary. The best part was having our family all together for the weekend … all except our grandson Caleb who is attending seminary in Brussels. I’m in hog-heaven when my kids and grand-kids are close-by. It’s always a longing of mine to have them near.

God longs to have His Children near also. He loves “gatherings of the saints.” Jesus expressed this longing when He addressed the inhabitants of Jerusalem by saying, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, … how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.”

It makes our Heavenly Father’s heart glad when we gather together on Sundays for worship, fellowship, and the teaching of The Word.