Made For Connection

In the church we often hear about how we are made for community and now even scientists are starting to realize that a humans main goal is not to fight for survival and reproduce but to connect with one another. Today, I had a fresh revelation of what it means to be made to connect.

We all know what it is like when you go off to college and slowly but surely your group of friends from your home town gets smaller and smaller. Its just the way life is. We move on, and only the strong relationships survive. It seems harsh, but really it's okay because it happens to everyone.

In high school, I had one group of friends that was unlike the rest. Lorin, Lauren, Timmy, and Brandon. We met at summer camp and then realized we were all from the Dallas area. Our friendship was driven even further by another summer at camp and some crazy fun times. We were almost a little Sky Ranch family of sorts.

Well, they were some of the people I lost track of. Lorin and I remained close because we attended the same university and Brandon and I exchange random text messages from time to time, but I lost track of Lauren and Timmy.

You actually might know who Lauren is. Her last name is Ledet and she is the sister/daughter of the victims of the tragic plane crash that happened in Ft. Worth this last weekend. This morning I heard the news of what happened to her family and it took all of two seconds for me to have an immediate soul connection with Lauren. It grieved me not only from a place of compassion, but also from a place of connection. It was amazing that even though I hadn't talked to Lauren in a year at least something in my heart still stirred from our shared time together and the depth of our friendship.

We were made to walk in relationship with both God and people.