So near and yet so far... another version:
Power went out a couple weeks ago so I went by the local Dennys to grab a bite and read.
Even from a distance the family which walked in was obviously Apostolic.
The mother and daughter had long hair to the middle of their backs, and the man was dressed nice and with a long sleeved shirt.
I instantly felt that rush when you unexpectedly come across a fellow Apostolic.
Then they got closer.
First I heard them speak roughly to the waitress, demanding a better table. Then I noticed them call the waitress several times for things that they could have easily gotten themselves, and cause a stir when she tried to take care of someone else before coming back to them yet again. As they walked to the buffet line, the daughter pushed in front of me without even an "excuse me". None of them said hello, though they must have seen that we were Apostolic too... when I tried to smile and nod to them, they turned away with frowns. When they left, the waitress sighed. They'd left her $3.00 and an invitation card to their church.
So near and yet so far.
1 John 4:7-8 "beloved, let us love one another. For love is of God, and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God for God is love..."
If you look the part, other Apostolics may recognize you as one of them. But it's only if you act the part that the world will recognize you as having something they need.