Monday, January 03, 2011

COMMUNITY

God rescues those who are abandoned by the world. The world judges by externals while God looks at the heart. The world is deceived by the illusion of the real. Discern and do not judge by your image of what you see. What you see is an illusion of the real. Your brain interprets what it sees and hears. It is subjective in its interpretation. Language is deficient in expressing what it really sees and perceives. This is why knowledge is partial and limited by the perception of the subject. God knows everything about everything. He sees as a whole while you see in parts. Your brain is limited in its capacity to see as a whole. Your own biases limit your vision of the whole. This is why many counsellors help to make up for this deficiency. Community is the only way to see the whole. One brain cannot do everything. Just as there are different parts to the body and each part has a purpose to fulfill so also see yourself as a part and not the whole. Selfishness has robbed community of its purpose. Jesus came to build His Kingdom and he started with his disciples. Yet one can see the tussle that went on in that small group to maintain unity. Each one had his own way of thinking and doing things. When you move from your point of view to that of community, then your focus changes. Building community is essential to sustainability. Without community there is no hope of maintaining peace. True community build trust and confidence and longevity.

1 comment:

Milo said...

These words are so beautiful and comforting. thank you. I praise the Lord and am so grateful for ever bumping into your blog (it was a moment of utter desparation around five years ago i must say).
thank you and God bless you.