Links in a Chain
Romans 12:5
“In a Christian community, everything depends upon whether each individual is an indispensable link in a chain.”
—LIFE TOGETHER
The church as an institution continues its life on the basis of its traditions and structures. Where the church functions as a community—based on mutual care and responsibility—its life is sustained through mutual relationships, with each member playing a part. There is a great dynamism, as well as a great vulnerability, in being church in this way. That is why we tend to opt for the church as an institution rather than that of a community. The value of church as community is that because each person must play a part, each person can also grow in the use of his or her particular gifts, talents, and qualities.
Thought
Community develops, not from a love of community, but from the love we have for each other.
What is your prayer thought for today’s lesson?