There is an Italian proverb saying: "Meglio sola che male accompagnata", "better to be alone than in a bad Company" That might be true In churches we very often say to each other, sometimes even from the pulpit that "come as you are, come with your burdens, you are safe here, no one is perfect, you are loved, it's a tough world out there" etc. Talking is one thing but how about actions.... Its hard having a though time "out there" and to feel lonely "out there" but its even harder to feel lonely in the Church. Start living your preaching.
Living in a city as I am, in Malmo, Sweden, it feels natural to talk about bridges.In the year 2000 we got a bridge over the Sound to Copenhagen, Denmark. A bridge between two nations once fighting each other, now connected.We need to continue to build bridges, between different cultures, ideas, people etc. These bridges are harder to build but necessary in the society we have today.We need these bridges in order to reach people with the "Good news"