Today I will take up again my meditation on the covenant community. We are still on vacation, touring Ireland, and we are staying in family homes, B&B, and enjoy the atmosphere of the home.

People are
longing to be accepted for what they are and for belonging, – being a part of a
community. We are social beings – created in the image of the social Triune God.
It is not good for people to be alone. We are all created for community. True
friendship, fellowship and community are the hallmark of the covenant people of
God

God is
making originals not copies – we are not to be clones of anybody! God loves
variety – he loves a manifold expression of his wonderful nature and character.
Every human person is unique. Each person reflects a unique part of the glory
of God. What we can be together is greater than the sum of what each one of us
can do or be on our own.

In the covenant
community we are enlarged and complemented, and we find fulfilment in serving
one another – we belong! The purpose of God can only be fulfilled through a
corporate body of people.