I was watching my daughter play with her friends on the playground, and observing their parents and grandparents, too. Though they have occasional issues with each other, they just keep on playing together. Occasionally, only occasionally, someone gives up the whole deal because he has been hurt. Even then, he'll be right back at it tomorrow.
Why is adulthood so complicated? Why do we grow up and grow apart? Proximity. Affinity. Sure. Don't forget about sin, though. It's the main culprit. People make choices that affect community. Self-esteem destroys community.
Paul, in view of Jesus, said, "Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interest of others" (Phil. 2:3-4).
This is the only way to recapture community. But it's not easy. We have a lot to overcome. I have a lot to overcome.
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