i cannot express the overwhelming sense of community i feel right now. from all around. in many ways, in many parts of my life. it's amazing. being in tijuana for a week changed my ordinary definition of community into something extraordinary. my experiences literally redefined the term for me. i felt a renewed sense of what it means to be in community. and i'm still feeling it.
and in my theology class, i'm discovering how jesus defined community. it's something so beautiful that it almost seems unattainable. it's everyone together, sharing, listening, eating, including, not judging, as equals. as the children of one God. no one feels excluded or left out. no one is lesser. no one is first. no one needs. everyone provides.
as i head closer and closer to leaving the communities that i so cherish, i find myself clinging more and more tightly to them and becoming more and more anxious to separate myself from them. and each day my love for the people in these communities grows. and this love fills me with a joy that is so full. full of life. oh, how i love to feel this joy and long for it to spread to all those around me.
thank you, LORD. i am full.
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