Sacred Rhythms
As we embark on a new year, there is a sense of possibility, expectancy, and potential in what the year may bring. Every year, we have the opportunity to dream, set goals, and start afresh with the hope that this year will be ‘the year’ of excitement, realised dreams and flourishing.
And, then, the everyday ordinary happens—the daily grind of the routine and monotony takes root. Without intentionality we can easily get swept up into busyness, distraction and disconnection from God and others.
“Rhythms of intimacy with God…feed and nourish the soul, keeping us open and available for God’s surprising initiatives in our lives” ~ Ruth Hayley Barton (Sacred Rhythms)
This series will explore the sacred rhythms of sabbath + rest, communion with God + prayer and community + connection, as opportunities to bring the sacred into the everyday. Our hope is to be reminded of rhythms that nourish our soul, with the hope of starting a year in a place that is open to God’s initiative in our lives.
Matt Romano — Matt wraps up our series with a look at the sacred rhythm of community. Community, as we’ve seen, is a journey—a process that takes us from the enchantment of idealised connection, through the messy reality of disillusionment, and finally to the beauty of commitment.
Matt Romano — Matt wraps up our series with a look at the sacred rhythm of community. Community, as we’ve seen, is a journey—a process that takes us from the enchantment of idealised connection, through the messy reality of disillusionment, and finally to the beauty of commitment.
To follow Jesus is to step into the paradox of community: it will be one of the most rewarding aspects of your discipleship, but also one of the most refining. It’s where you’ll experience the heights of love and connection, but also where your patience, humility, and grace will be stretched to their limits.
This is the sacred rhythm of community—a space where we are both shaped and sustained. So, how do we lean into this paradox and allow community to become not just something we participate in, but a transformative rhythm in our lives? Here are a few ways to think about what community is for us as a rhythm.