The importance of community

This past week has been such a blessed week. I had a joyous Christmas with my family.
I feel my prayers for "more light" have been answered, as a church friend is lending me a sunlamp designed for light therapy. I have also had my medication dosage adjusted, so I have had some improvement in not being as tired.

I have also enjoyed the sense of community by being able to share time together with another sister who is experiencing some of the same life situation as me. Being able to share a dinner together and conversation, and have our children play together was a blessing.

And in a broader sense, I have reached out this week to befriend my neighbors in my apartment building, all thanks to a clogged toilet which leaked into their apartment. With some cultural differences to bridge, I feel we now know each other better and can build a friendship.

I am grateful for the many ways in which God draws us together in community, and shows his love to us through the gestures of neighbors, friends, church family, family, and sometimes strangers.

May God weave you into a community,
May God guide you towards new friends,
May God show his face to you in a stranger.
May you remember in God, you are never alone.
Peace be with you.