Community is sometimes the hardest thing to maintain, even if it is supposedly that which comes most naturally to us. We are made for community. As people made in God's image we are created for relationship. As God has eternally related in relationship between Father, Son and Spirit, so we are meant to eternally live in relationship with God and with others.
Then why does it get hard? Why do we get territorial and protective? Why are we nervous about opening ourselves up to community?
There are no simple answers. There is no simple balance, especially when relational needs in organsations conflict with operational needs. And even though we believe that the community and the relationship take precedence, we cannot neglect the safety, security or sustainability of some aspects of our operations.
Let's keep working toward community and loving. We'll probably have problems along the way, but I'd rather that than miss out on that which God has intended for us.
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