And maybe there are a million other reasons that they isolate themselves. Maybe they can’t face sitting in a pew where they always sat with their beloved. Maybe they fear that they will fall asleep during the sermon because they are so bone weary. Maybe they are afraid that they will become emotional and shed a few tears during worship. Maybe they are ashamed because their life isn’t perfect – or they think that if anyone knew they were having challenges they would be judged by the very people who should be available to love them even more – their faith family. When some of our families are in chaos due to marital challenges or financial troubles or challenges with the kids, or even when there has been a death, often I see them withdraw. When our lives are in shambles – when the chaos of life overwhelms – what do we do? The really scary thing to me is that I often see people I love simply withdraw. And if we don’t, we can be sure that we are surrounded by people who do.
On any given day, we have lots of stuff going on.
It is rarely perfect, no matter how it looks from the outside. I am writing this article just after the Sunday when I talked about how often I see people withdraw from their family of faith when they need the love of their faith family and assurance of the love and presence of God the most.
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