This is Community.

I saw this advertisement on the train yesterday on my way back to campus from babysitting.

It's not all about you. This is community.

A lack of unity at a critical point has often decided the outcome of battles. The victorious army is the one which, despite the situation, maintains itself as a dedicated and cohesive fighting force. Its members do not simply run away or defect to the other side when confronted with danger or when it all seems like an uphill struggle. A loyal soldier serves both the commanding officer placed over him as well as his fellow comrades. He puts aside his personal conflicts with others so that they may fight together as one unit. The army which will lose, however, is the one where soldiers desert and fail to lend their aid when it is needed most. Such an army will never win if its members fail to rally together and fight so that they may carry out their mission.

As children of Christ, we’re called to stand together in one spirit, serving each other just as Christ serves us. We need to realize that our days are limited and that we cannot waste time arguing and pulling ourselves away from each other. Rather, when His love is showing through us, we will be able to love and encourage those around us so that we can be the unified Body that Christ called us to be.

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

-2 Corinthians 13:11