Why Gather?

When COVID-19 forced the world into lockdown, congregations were not spared the abrupt pause to their crowded routines. The author found herself facing a deeper uncertainty about her vocation, asking whether there was another path for her life beyond serving the church. Across the church, people were raising questions of similar weight: why should believers gather in Jesus' name, and does any of it matter, whether the gathering, the proclaiming, the serving, the togetherness, or even the times apart?