The 5000 fed,
the Pentecostal hundreds,
the 70 sent—
were they so much greater than
the twelve appointed,
the friends at the cross,
the one or two at the
resurrection?
The few who have come today
will always seem small
compared to those
who could have come.
But the command is
to pray for these few,
to so love the Christ,
which has called us together,
that we understand why
in the middle of this
mighty congregation
numbers
don't count.
