社群是… 家
Kyle喜欢自己熟悉的家，离家旅游了十六天归来时，他不但很高兴回到家中，更感受到熟悉的地方所带来的安全感。他的感受不是因为地点的缘故，乃是因为喜爱那里的人和他回来后的归属感。大家都想知道他的情况和他在外面的经历。
我们每一个人每天都会去不同的地方，社群生活不是整天都与同一群人在同一个地点，它乃是提供一个我们可以归属的地方，好叫我们无论到过哪里，总是有一个可以回去的地方 － 一个有人认识我们、支持我们，和爱我们的地方。在社群中，我们可以分享我们到过的地方和做过的事情，在那里，我们可以在生活的困境中得到歇息。
使徒保罗经常往来风尘朴朴，又处处遇到困境，现在他得到提多的探望，这份礼物令他深受鼓舞；然而，更大的鼓舞，乃是来自提多带来的资讯，这资讯是那些深切关怀保罗和和挂念他是否安好的人写给他的。得悉有一个支持他和关怀他的社群，保罗感到大大的喜乐。我们都需要一个可以被视为家园的社群带给我们这种喜乐。
父啊，求你帮助我们经历到像家一样的社群生活 － 一个我们有归属感、能够歇息和感到安全的地方，求你为我们提供这样的地方。奉耶稣名祈求，阿们。
哥林多后书 7:5-7
5我们从前就是到了马其顿的时候，身体也不得安宁，周围遭患难，外有争战，内有惧怕。
6但那安慰丧气之人的神，藉着提多来安慰了我们；
7不但藉着他来，也藉着他从你们所得的安慰，安慰了我们。因他把你们的想念、哀恸和向我的热心，都告诉了我，叫我更加欢喜。
Community Is . . . Home
"[Titus] told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever." - 2 Corinthians 7:7
Kyle, who enjoys the familiarity of home, was away on a trip for sixteen days. When he returned, not only was he glad to be back, but he also felt the security that comes with being somewhere familiar again. It wasn’t the physical location so much as it was the people and the belonging that he appreciated when he returned. Everyone wanted to know how he was and what he had experienced while being away.
We all go our separate ways almost every day. Community isn’t about being in the same place with the same people all the time. But it is about having a place to belong so that no matter where we go, we always have a place to return to—a place where we are known, supported, and loved. In a place of community, we can share where we have been and what we have done, and we can rest from the difficulties of life.
The apostle Paul was often on the road and facing difficulties at every turn. Receiving the gift of Titus’s presence was deeply encouraging to him. But even more encouraging were the messages that Titus delivered from people who cared deeply for Paul and were concerned for his well-being. The reminders of a supportive and caring community brought on feelings of great joy. That’s the kind of joy we all need from a community that we can call home.
Father, help us experience community as home—a place to belong and to rest and be safe. Provide that for us, we pray. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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