Community
Community is where life happens. I’m not suggesting we need to be around people all the time. Believe me, I can’t handle it. But I need to be around people some of the time.
Community is where creativity happens. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound? If a painting is painted and never shown does it make a statement?
Community is where relationships happen. We all need relationships.
Just as wolves separate one elk from the pack and then chase it till it can run no more so to our fears, worries, and problems (in short the enemy that wars against us) seeks to isolate us. Alone we are vulnerable.
Community can be our greatest source of comfort and our greatest source of pain – especially when there is no clarity or creativity.