Our recent, temporary isolation is a wonderful reminder that isolation was never Jesus’ intention for his people. Rather than being stranded as individual Christians, Christ has woven his people into the beautiful, ornamented fabric that is his Church. As members of that Church, we are far better together than we are alone. This week we see how Jesus calls us to confess the message he has given us rather than catering to what they want to hear. Because the gospel Jesus puts in our moths will not always be music to people’s ears, it’s tempting to alter the message to make it more palatable. Doing so, would only be serving ourselves, however. In contrast, when we confess what we have been given, we are doing what Jesus wants and what is best for all those who hear us.