Community... How is yours?

I love Koinonia. The word has such a multitude of meanings that no single English word is adequate to express its depth and richness. It is a derivative of koinos, the word for common. Koinonia is a complex, rich, and thoroughly fascinating Greek approach to building community or teamwork (definition from wikipedia).

I am amazed and saddened by the number of individuals I meet that have no solid friend relationships and are deeply afraid of taking the risk of doing so because of past hurts. "OUCH" is a real thing for much of our society.

C.S. Lewis puts it this way, “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket - safe, dark, motionless, airless -- it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”

So how about you? Do you fear relationships or welcome them? I'd love to hear your feedback!

Much love and many blessings,

Kelly