We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
The rota email might arrive on an ordinary evening, and your shoulders can drop before you've even opened it. Church can quietly become one more job on the list, somewhere between booking the car service and a form or two waiting to be sent back. You might still go and still help out, and on some weeks it can feel like that's mostly because you said you would.