For a week we had a cabin full of four adults and five kids all under the age of 8 up in Ely, MN. My brother-in-law's oldest, Anna, is 3 and full of life! Her favorite words this past week were "no way" and "I don't want to." I personally found the "no way" line pretty funny myself but my brother and sister-in-law didn't quite have the same take on it as I did. Now Gina and I have been pretty lucky with what I would consider good, well behaved kids. I am not saying this to make us look good but having good manners is something we have intentionally tried to instill in our kids. By the end of the week Anna was saying "please" when she wanted something and "thank you" when she got it.
Who we surround ourselves with has an impact on us. If we hang out with folks who are a little on the wild side chances are we will drift that way. If our group of friends are more on the reserved side that will rub off on us too. It is the same way in our faith life. If we surround ourselves with people who take their faith seriously and want to grow in their faith we will find ourselves in the same boat. If we spend time with people who just go through the motions we will do the same thing.
Jesus understood the need for community. When he sent his disciples out he didn't send them out on their own but in groups of two. They were there to support one another and encourage each other in their work. I hope you have found strong community when it comes to your faith life. We were made for community, our faith grows in community and we can have an impact on each other. Hopefully when the opportunity arises for us to be a part of community we wont find ourselves saying "no way."
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