Community.  How do you define it?  I thought about defining the word “community” as a group of incredible individuals who value each other so much that they are willing to be honest with each person instead of sugarcoating the truth.  Something seems to be missing from that definition though.  What about defining community as “a unified body of individuals” (which is one of the ways that the Merriam-Webster dictionary begins to define community)?

The second half of Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV) states, “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”  Now regardless of your interpretation of this portion of scripture, I think this phrase gives some insight into the power that comes with connecting with others.  So, one more attempt at defining community.  Community is a group of people who either intentionally or unintentionally have their lives intersect directly or indirectly.  That is about as specific, yet broad, as I’m going to get right now.

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