I was thinking recently…
I want to be part of the Redundant, Reliable, Radiant Community! “What’s that,” you ask?
It’s a vision of how followers of Jesus should live together. It’s a description of traits that mark authentic discipleship and trustworthy, credible faith practice. It goes something like this:
Redundant - One truth, one story, told over and over
again. Not massaged, manipulated,
watered down, toned-down, calmed-down
from its life-altering demands.
Reliable - Always steady, never compromising, forever
faithful in season and out! A life lived
consistently in good times and in bad; one that
is not tossed here and there by every wind of
doctrine or uneasy life circumstance.
Radiant - Filled with in expressible joy, shining against the
darkness of life, shedding light for others to
follow and living with the deep centering and
satisfaction that life is good in the arms of God!
Community - People, like you and me, who one-by-one
form a family; grafted to one another in a
love that chooses selfless service over
personal gratification! This is how life is
meant to be lived. This is how faith is meant
to be shared!