We've been immersed in this community of people for the last five years. Represented in these pictures are The Beckmans, The Taylors, The Swindles, and The Daniels. Each of these families is walking closely with our family through seasons of joy, mourning, questioning, revelation, awkwardness, and peace. There are these really amazingly tough moments that we just get to be a part of...moments you could never create or write about...but that are just the reality of being part of a whole. I'm not sure any of us truly understood what we were beginning five years ago and had we been given a glimpse..... chances are we wouldn't have had the courage to bare ourselves, sacrifice or engage.
I'm thankful today, that we still have moments when one of our houses is full of chatter....the kind of chatter that you know is building up instead of tearing down and guiding instead of creating confusion.....pushing each other forward into whatever season is next.....
Someone mentioned to me today to let them know how to overcome fear that keeps us from being totally surrendered..... the problem is FAITH is something you can't teach....you just have to experience. It's the same with community....I could never TEACH you how to be a part of community....you just have to experience. All I can say is ....it's good. It's messy and takes grace and humility and deep compassion but it's good.
It's the closest thing to heaven on earth that I've ever experienced.
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