"Do not expect a perfect church, but find in a church the means of coming near to Me. The real life is all that matters, the outward Church is the husk, but the husk was necessary to present the life-grain to man."
Origins of this reminder:
Thoughts from the Two Listeners after reading:
Matthew 18:20
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them..."