Quotes about Community
A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other's lives. It is the knowledge that people have of each other, their concern for each other, their trust in each other, the freedom with which they come and go among themselves.
— Wendell Berry
Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.
— Wendell Berry
Healing is impossible in loneliness; it is the opposite of loneliness. Conviviality is healing. To be healed we must come with all the other creatures to the feast of Creation. (pg.99, "The Body and the Earth")
— Wendell Berry
A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other's lives. It is the knowledge that people have of each other, their concern for each other, their trust in each other, the freedom with which they come and go among themselves.
— Wendell Berry
Being truly human and living in community are inseparable. This wisdom is beautifully captured in an African proverb: "I am human only because you are human."
— Daniel Migliore
Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. 1 Peter 4:8
— Darlene Zschech
Who are you thinking about? Who are you thanking God for? Who has needs that you can bring before the Father with joy?
— Darlene Zschech
Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. Philippians 2:3—4, NLT
— Darlene Zschech
Nothing will encourage someone who is struggling more than your willingness to stand beside them and help sort it out with the wisdom God has given you.
— Darlene Zschech
Who helps you become a disciple of Jesus Christ? Who do you help become a disciple? Let's go into all the nations and into our own neighborhoods to share Christ and strengthen others as we go about our lives.
— Darlene Zschech
Now that you've cleaned up your lives by following the truth, love one another as if your lives depended on it. 1 Peter 1:22
— Darlene Zschech
The older speak life and lessons to the younger, and the younger bring new energy and enthusiasm, pioneering a new way.
— Darlene Zschech