Heart of Community

we've been talking about community at church lately. and surprisingly, it's been a huge blessing! the reason for the sigh of relief has been that even today the church at large continues to make life and faith about lesser things...changing behavior, trying harder, appearances, a particular mission or vision or strategy...it goes on and on.

and the core of it all has always been and always will be god's heart. his longing for intimacy. his passion for people.

people who dive into god's heart through surrender and real relationship will express...just naturally from him...his heart for ourselves and each other...well, those people can walk through anything TOGETHER.

it's not consistent at all with this american culture of independence and "me, me, me"...which so infiltrates christianity, by the way. no, god's heart...and the freedom, intimacy, and adventure that flow out of it...is a much better fit for people on the path to true, wonderful humanity. those wanting more than the lesser existence of the flesh.

i have to say that one of the reasons that the series has been such a blessing is that i've really begun to develop a heart for the "together" life, but i haven't been able to really find a place where it could actually happen...except that i've started to feel it at church lately. many generations, many experiences, many opinions...but a heart for god and a connectedness in a desire to worship him.

i think it's what some of my other group involvements have been missing to be honest. or at least have lacked a consistancy in it. a commitment flowing out of god's heart...a people wanting to live in the outflow of his heart...no matter what it means. there have been moments, to be sure...and i've been on the receiving end of that commitment. but other times, we've sunk into the lesser things...making it about self...which then spirals off into the crap-ville of soap boxes, sides, and survival.

so i'm not sure what i'm asking for...i guess for god to make me a part of real community some how...or more and more of it. hmm...