"over the last four years i've learned over and over again that attaining
a perfect community is impossible. lccf is not perfect; it's made up of
a group of imperfect people so it will never be "perfect". there will
always be struggles, and growing pains to deal with, but it is in our
imperfections where true community is tested and developed, faith is
strengthened, God's power is made perfect and as a result, people are
transformed.
true community is not about perfect people coming
together to form a perfect community. instead, i believe true community
is about imperfect people coming together in love to help one another,
live life together, and encourage each other to continue striving
towards being like Jesus, the ultimate perfect being." - me, 2006
I wrote these words right before I graduated from undergrad during a time when I was experiencing community within my university fellowship in an intense, tangible, and authentic way. It's been 7.5 years (!) since I typed out that post, and as sit here - reminded of my thoughts - I can't help but ask myself what does community mean to me now? What does it look like? What can it look like? What should it look like?
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Community
Posted by Sharon at 5:11 pm
Labels: percolations
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Philemon 1:12-19
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