The True Church
- Diane Cordaire
- Oct 22
- 2 min read

The True Church
In my years of faith, I've rarely seen what God calls pure religion.
It's not sermons, stages, or songs that please Him—it's caring for widows and orphans.
God said, “Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” — James 1:27
Yet, in all the organized churches I have known, I have not seen this lived. They gather to worship, yet overlook the ones who are a reflection of His heart.
Widows sit alone. Children cry unseen.
And still the Lord waits for a people who will love as He loves — quietly, without title, without show.
Then I witnessed it with my own eyes. A daughter of God became the hands of heaven — sheltering the widow and her three children. And what came was not a humble home, but an extraordinary one — radiant in beauty and peace. Grace did not lift her into survival; it lifted her into splendour. The gift was not measured by need but by love overflowing. It was heaven’s answer — not in scarcity, but in abundance.
Such moments reveal the Father’s heart: He does not give sparingly, but lavishly.
He restores dignity with beauty and covers lack with delight.
When His goodness moves through His people, ashes become glory, and despair turns into song.
The true Church has no walls. It moves where compassion leads and listens for the whisper of God’s heart. It does not measure faith by attendance, but by love that acts in secret.
The true Church is found in those who give without announcement, who open their doors to the weary, who clothe the naked and comfort the broken. They may never hold a title or preach from a pulpit — yet heaven calls them faithful.
This is the body of Christ made visible on earth — not through structure or ceremony, but through mercy, grace, and the quiet power of love.
When the widow and the orphan are cared for, the heart of God is revealed, and the world catches a glimpse of what He calls holy.




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