You’re heartbroken. I
feel you.
You’re tired. I feel
you.
You’re weary. I FEEL
YOU.
I feel as you feel.
Community,
we’ve been through a lot together. We’ve celebrated together; we suffered
together, we’ve felt together, and never failed to stand together. I couldn’t
be more blessed to be a part of a community that stands together, comfort,
supports and loves together. Without those things I wouldn’t have made it
through my own tragedy. But because you felt what I felt a small part of the
burden was lifted. It was lifted from me. It was lifted from my family. You
made sure we felt your love, your support, your compassion and love.
The church
teaches of community. They teach of the importance of togetherness/fellowship. They
teach of love, support, compassion towards your community. (If they don’t I’d
suggest finding a new church.) They may be talking about finding that community
in church. Don’t get me wrong I feel the community from my church, but I feel
it from you all as well community.
When I search the definition of community this is what I find,
Community:
noun.
1.
A group of people living in the same place or
having characteristic in common.
2.
A feeling of fellowship with others as a result
of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals.
But if I were to define community I would chose to write
this.
Community:
LOVE.
1.
A place I call home, a place I feel love,
supported, and compassion from others. A place where I see Jesus’ work.
Every time we suffer we come out
stronger. God is building an army of believers! Are we going to face the
challenges ahead to stand up to that call from God? With every trial we face
together we show Him we are up to the challenge. We stand taller, stronger and
still together. Wow. Community. My community. OUR community.
Community, I know you’re tired. I
know you’re heartbroken. I know you’re weary. I am too. This morning I told myself
I was over feeling tired, weary and heartbroken. But when I took a look at my
community, the things we’ve been through and how it’s shaped our community. How
it’s strengthened our community. How could I give into the hurt and heartbreak?
So take a look at your community, our community. Let’s stand together. We’ve
done it before. We’re doing it now. And will most likely have to do it again in
the future. Always remember, “He gives strength to the weary, and increases the
power of the weak.” Isaiah 40:29.
So to my tired, weary, heartbroken
community, we will gain strength, we will find the power and will to keep
going. We will find these things in Him. We will find them in each other. He
has built a community of people that I’m proud to be a part of. Seek His
strength. Seek your community’s strength.
Thanks community for teaching so
much about His love, His strength, His compassion. Thanks for living a Christ like
life. Thanks for always going above and beyond to help your neighbor. Thank you
for standing together. Thank you for praying together. Thank you.
My
strength. Feel that.
My love.
Feel that.
My support.
Feel that.
My compassion.
FEEL THAT.
Feel
what I feel as I once felt what you felt. I want to lift some of your burden
community.
