It Takes A Team

When I was walking home one evening, I turned the corner to the street where my home is located. As I got closer to my house I was struck by the number 12.

I don’t mean that literally of course. It’s not as though a figure representation of the two digits assaulted my physically.

I mean I thought of the number 12 and thought what an awesome number that is. We can see one group of twelve, two groups of six, three groups of four, four groups of three and six pairs. It is such a great number.  So convenient, so flexible and so resourceful.

I also considered that in the light of things that needed to get done in scripture, that number is never far away. 12 tribes, 12 spies, 12 disciples and 12 apostles.  Sent out in pairs to do work together. There is something in that which reinforces the idea that we are better together. To change the world one life at a time, it takes a team.

The building blocks of society are built on teamwork as seen in the collaboration of father and mother to raise the child to recognise her place in the world. Not only are there the parents, there are other family members and mentoring figures to help craft, shape and guide the child in their growth and development. It takes a team.

Jesus deliberately left instructions for the development of communities of Christ to follow Christ and practice the Christ-like love to be a witness to the world of who He is. This is not just a collection of individuals, this is an integrated intertwined network of relationships interacting in a way that impacts the other relationships and making the most out of each other and support each other in becoming more life Christ.  As that takes place and we work on working together, so we realise life was never meant to be about independence, but interdependence. Peace and harmony is best reflected in these type of relationships, because it takes a team.

I love teamwork. I love sharing thoughts and learning from others. I am better for it both in what I receive and in what I practice. This is not only a great thing for those with whom I live. this is a great thing for those who they relate to as well.

We were never designed to do kingdom business on our own. It will always take a team.

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For His Name’s Sake

Shalom

C. L, J, Dryden