The word for today is “mutual.”  Before the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us had a casual attitude toward worship attendance.  But now, we have longed to get together with our fellow members and have learned what it means to worship together with others.  In today’s reading of Romans 1:7-12, Paul expresses his eager hope to meet in person with the believers in Rome.  We learn from him that mutual encouragement is one of the most precious blessings of joining with others in worship, study, and fellowship. Today’s passage takes us back to the beginning of the Epistle to the Romans.  To begin his letter, St. Paul introduces himself as a servant of Christ and an Apostle.  Then he addresses the…