God show me what community really is in your eyes? This has been my prayer for a long time now. I have always heard people's definition of what community is, but quite honestly I want to hear, see, and experience what real community is through the eyes of our Lord. As I look back on the last couple years of my life there are certain experiences which God revealed to me as true community. From having a Thanksgiving dinner with our homeless homies downtown, to taking care of each other as my family does, to our neighbors this past summer cooking meals for us, to people crying out for me in prayer, to meeting the needs of others as in a beautiful collision of friends and Gwinnett Estates back in the ATL; these are just a few to say the least.
I knew coming to the Quip I would be right in the middle of the vision God sees as community. I am reminded of this daily here in the Quip, but last night I couldn't help but thank God for the "community" He has surrounded me with. Every Sunday night our group has a prayer meeting for the city of Aliquippa. We eat together, we laugh together, we pray together, we cry together, we repent of our sins together; all without judgement. It is during these Sunday night prayer meetings where I see God's vision of community come to pass. I am learning more and more about the power behind this word, "community." I am thankful. I am very thankful for God to answering my prayers consistently. So with that being said, just wanted to give a shout out to my community here that has my back! Love you guys and am so thankful for you!
Love Deeply!
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