It's hard to be

  close

  to other people.

  (The more, the

  difficulter.)

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  All those different

  wants

  crammed in together.

  (The more, the

  louder.)

  Everyone wants to be

  first

  except in apologizing.

  (The more, the

  brokener.)

  But God chose to be

  here -

  God with us.

  (The more, the

  closer.)

  And this is how

  He

  chooses to work.

  (The more, the

  Christ-er.)

  I know why you're afraid of

  Church:

  because it's family.

  (The more, the

  merrier.)

  Don't

  be

  afraid.