Brian and I have been a little lazy with the blog, but we hope to pick up the pace for the rest of the month.  I’ve been trying to piece together an entry, but I can’t seem to stay focused.  So for now, I just want to share a verse that has been in my mind a lot lately.

The letters to the Thessalonians have recently become some of my favorite reading.  What I love about the letters is the emotion that Paul expresses to the church of the Thessalonians.  I’m sure that Paul felt a bond with all of the churches to whom he ministered, but this group of people seem to hold something a little more.  This is my favorite part:

We were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children.  We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.  (1 Thessalonians 2:7-8)