All communities in this world are simply a group of people who have same interest, building goals and hobbies together. Many require hard work and financial to keep it running, the time and money each one put in the communities exchange them frames and position, mostly respects.
We are not much different from it, except all this communities belong to one founder, one Shepard, The Christ, not communities of position and powers, but Love, Christ save us through is act of love, the church suffer through the past because they have faith in the love, a promise beyond this world can gave us.
Love is something so wonderful I believe in some point of our life we experienced it, by love is not one way thing, imagine we talking to a wall, no matter how inspiring we are, all we get is silence and no reaction, at some point you will be tired of it (or even destroy it). Like mostly saying, love is sacrifice, in deep, my friends. Not only time and work. Much much more, which also required patient and humbleness.
Here is one of my sharing, I find one of the most comment problem of people is loneliness, many are alone because they are brought up in an environment that didn't give them socialist skill, I was one of them, begging for belonging, still remember the day I met this lady, Shelly, I never see her smile, what interest me is she is in church praying most every day. After I try to get to know her in a while, found out that she got so many problems, and the demanding of helping her is over ream, and I have never met some one in my life can talk that fast. At some point thinking not going to church because might met her there, but I discovered, all she need is a friend who willing to lent her a ear, maybe 40 min of listening. Day by day, I do see something else, smiles are showing. Lot's of people are buying me big meal and treats, not because I am well known in church, just that company I can provide them, it's not easy, the patient and understanding which I might not have, I just need to pray for it or ask for help. Though I tell many my friends how annoying I can get, but deep in, I feel happy. Feel needed, improving one's life.(all of cause the big meals
)Yes, yes, let's back at topic of the community, “The lord is my shepherd” that make us all sheep. In this format also is our world that leaders and fathers lead us the way. That is what I understand, but I never realized sheep are so stupid, they appear to be the dumbest animal, they can't clean themselves, can't rest well, you ever see a sheep doing tricks? All they do is stick around in a group guild by leader, if the leader are not careful, they wonder off on their own. Aren't that like us? Looking for excuses to went our own way. Most of the time we know how to blame the leader, but we have not ever thought of our skills of following.
Community is the place to sever, nor repay of favor, the rich in heaven is eternal. Not a stage for flame, because it's short, soon it will be forgotten. The Lord bring down the proud hear ted, I wander there is why church are full and empty by generations.
As other community, we are have same interest, but because we belong to one body, we also need the bond between each other, this bond are truly invincible if it's build of true love, with every little more love, passion and unity we puts in we build the church bit by bit. You can say you are not part of the community but will you say you are not part of body of Christ, what happen to the one body one Christ rule?
I truly think we need help. Been at church is not a gateway to heaven, but a school of training, training us to be ready for after life, there are things we can't escape in this life, birth, sick and death. But in our life time always be ready, money to see a doctor when sick, can afford a place to bury when dead. The foundation of any organization should be strong, proven attacks from outside, the bond between each other is build but name because we are in one body, but we really need time and effort to build this strong base. I know there are lot's of burdens and limitation between peoples even problems, All this we have, all can be resolve by love, the question I will challenge you is will you take this extra mile for future church? Because you are the church.
All brothers and sisters in Christ
God Blessed
Jun