These are the ones . . .

I think of the words of Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche Community, sometimes, when I think about how the church is best built up to strengthen people and bless the homes around. These words help me think futher about whether I am wanting to help create and/or belong to a 'small group' based on geography - or on 'affinity' (i.e. meeting with people like me, or just with the kind of people I like . . .):

We would have chosen better people,
nicer people, more beautiful people,
talented and gifted individuals . . .

but these are the ones whom God has given us,
with whom we are called to live
- and to build community.