Imago Dei

Mister Rogers had it right. He understood “what many of us have forgotten in our culture today, namely, the importance of building community in our neighborhood.”

What are you doing to invest into the lives of those in your neighborhood?  How are you building community with believers and initiating ministry with unbelievers?  It’s convicting for me because it’s so much easier to live in my own private world and forget those whom God has placed right in front of me where I live.  Maybe I have some things to learn from you and good ole’ Mister Rogers.

I have to say that I fall short here. I’m much “happier” (not really, but it’s perceived happiness at the moment) when I’m a hermit. Isolated. Alone. Away from the effort it takes to be part of a community.

For some of us, it’s really hard to be emotionally intimate. We’re naturally loners and it takes a lot of effort to be around people. After awhile, it doesn’t seem worth it. When it gets to the point that just being in the same room with another person can make you irritable and grumpy. When you feel as if you’re expending all of your energy to make community work while no one else is. It doesn’t seem worth it.

But big picture? It really is worth it.

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