No matter how long you've been away, no matter what has happened, even if you've never been to church before, there will be someone there to welcome you. Maybe you think you don't need church. Now Christ's body is yourselves, each of you with a part to play in the whole. There s an old homilist s trick, but still a good one. Look at the passage below from First Corinthians.
Love is patient, love is kind.
Love is not jealous, it does not put on airs, it is not snobbish. Love does not rejoice in what is wrong but rejoices with the truth. There is no limit to love s forbearance, to its trust, its hope, its power to endure. Love never fails. My help shall come From the Lord who made heaven and earth.