Epaphras, 

my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, 

sends you greetings, 

and so do Mark, Aristarchus, 

Demas, 

and Luke, 

my coworkers.  

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Philemon 1:23-25 CSB

This letter starts with Paul and Timothy and ends with naming their team.

We are not designed to go through this life alone, and having a team that you can lean into, a community around you who can share one another's burdens and joys, struggles, wins, grief, and successes.

I don't know if Paul is related to any of these people, but they're important to him.

Lean in to one another. 

There's times when we all need someone.

This is the church.

In the small, walking together. 

Be on another's team.

And today if you need help, reach out. 

You can reach out to me (or whoever you get this message from today).

We're all just walking each other home :)

#lessonsfromphilemon

#loveonesnother

#walkingeachotherhome