Without the discipline of community, solitude degenerates into self-absorption and isolation; without the discipline of solitude, community degenerated into co-dependency and enmeshment…
The community of faith is where we learn the language of love. And the church uses two kinds of language—the verbal language of liturgy, scripture, and sermon, and the body language of sacraments, gestures, and social outreach…
Being a part of a life-giving faith community is like a healthy foot getting directional signals from the rest of the body. A life-giving church is one where human brokenness is lifted up like bread and wine to be held, and touched, and blessed—to heal the world.
This is an excerpt from a book Journeymen: A Spiritual Guide for Men by Kent Ira Groff. If you would like to buy this book please click here.