Our communities may not conform to any blueprint, but we know we have them…I once knew two elderly shut-ins, longtime friends, both of whom lived alone. Every day they watched a religious program on television and as it ended each would offer a prayer for the other. They knew who formed their unique community…
Why is community a near-universal experience—especially for people of faith? One person put it this way: “Community is God’s strategy for reaching the world.” That’s a neat way of saying that as community—rather than as individuals—we model what God has in mind for humanity.
I like the story of the two shut-ins and how they maintained their community though separate. The Bible tells us to not neglect meeting together with other believers, and their routine allowed them to do that, though separated physically. My Bible study I attend for 8 years now is close to being family.
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