I didn't know the value of Christian community until I found it, which also means I didn't know what I was missing. Between the group of men I have been meeting with regularly for more than three years and the newer group of couples we have started a house church with, I am starting to see what the Church can be.
I started to think about all this yesterday when I had to miss our home church meeting. My whole day was thrown off at first. I am selfish about my time, and when my schedule changes, I don't like it. All week I look forward to seeing those 12 other people on Sunday afternoon, but not seeing them left me feeling distant and disconnected.
Fortunately, I had a meeting scheduled with some of those men I was talking about. Seeing them was rejuvenating. It's hard to explain where the energy comes from, but if you are in a similar community, you know the feeling I am talking about. And if you don't have people you get together with regularly to pray with, eat with, be real with, you are missing out, especially if you think you're not.
I would encourage you to read Acts and something by Shane Claiborne, whose friends have taken community to a level we aren't used to.
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