It has been a long time since I have had a proper Saturday night walk. A stroll with old friends talking about our struggles or sharing the things that fill us with excitement – I do miss them. It's been a long time since the old Saturday Night Group got together. We all grew up, got busy, moved in different directions. I have learned a lot since those days.
For so long I have coveted community. Not living in a neighborhood, but community. Shared goods, shared lives – obedience to the life that Jesus led, and commanded us to lead. Living to feed and fill our brothers and sisters, neglecting ourselves knowing that our needs would be filled by those same people that we are pouring ourselves out for.
We have experienced it in short with Georg, Maida and Daniel. God has blessed us again with the Hogans.
The old Saturday night walks were a blessing and perhaps a stepping stone for something better. We all had different expectations. I am hoping that with the many (and they seem to be more and more all the time) that are coming out of the wood work with a yearning for a life shared that those old strolls and conversations will be reborn fresh and new.
One day at a time. I would rather follow God and be obedient than lead with my own interests at heart.
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