The Fellowship of the Mat

In his book, "Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them", John Ortberg writes, "One of the most countercultural statements in Scripture is a description of the early church. In speaking of the people's oneness of heart and mind, the writer notes, "They met together daily." They worshiped together, ate together, talked together, prayed together- on a daily basis. No wonder they grew so close. We try to create 1st century community on a 21st century timetable- and it doesn't work. Maybe the biggest single barrier to deep connectedness for most of us is simply the pace of our lives... The requirement for true intimacy is chunks of unhurried time. If you think you can fit deep community into the cracks of an overloaded schedule- think again."
Rockway, in so many ways is doing so well when it comes to community. But we still have a ways to go. Let's keep crashing through roofs and carrying mats together. I love our Fellowship of the Mat that Jessica and I stumbled into this time last year.