Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. ⁸ Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:7-8

Rain-spattered morning.
Cold, wet air; cold, wet streets; cold, wet dog.
Sunrise behind the chill vapor, just the same.
Hot coffee shared; hot shower; hot breakfast.
Warm hearts; warm love. 
Home.
Somewhere a bell rings an invitation.
Church.
Called together because, more than the surety of sun rising behind cold rain, Creator calls to creation and we come.
Grace-spattered baptism.