One of the best things about this faith community is the way we support one another. We do that through prayers, by showing up when folks are sick, by attending birthday parties for each other, or attending events in which folks are participating. Recently two of our number decided to attend a protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline. They used a protest technique of writing a name and a phone number on their arms in case they were arrested and needed to call someone for help. The name and number they chose were mine. Even though I wasn’t with them in the streets, they knew I was supportive of them and would come help as needed.
We can’t all be the ones who protest or who mow the lawn when someone is sick. We each do our part, and mine apparently is coming up with bail money. Each part of a community is needed, each person with their call and their gift serves in the ways that they can. And together we are something beautiful, something far greater than the sum of its parts. Our protestors were able to risk, because they knew they weren’t out there alone. Our folks are able to keep on going because they know they don’t face anything in life, from the difficult times to the moments of unmitigated joy on their own.
This is our fourth year of ministry here, and it is so amazing to see this community coalescing in to something so rich and deep as we share life and follow God.
-Eilidh
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