What is Intimacy?

Intimacy is the experience of knowing and being deeply known.

I can't talk about this without also talking about my experience with the Creator. As a baby initially has no concept of self until it is related to by a parent, neither have I been able to really know myself until I was met eye-to-eye by my Creator.

Once I felt seen and loved as I was, I began to understand my value. Once that happened, I started to recognize the value of others. None of that could have happened outside of a connection with other humans.

There is no such thing as a "personal relationship with Jesus Christ" outside of a relationship with other humans. Isolated identity is purely an individualistic myth.

How to Connect With Your Community

Want to be known? Start meeting the eyes of those around you. Don't just look at them. See them. Our communities are starving for deep connection. We are walking constantly with our heads down in our phones, at our tv screens. Look up. Who do you see?

I dare you to start making conversations with strangers. Just look them in the eye and say hello. Be brave enough to ask someone how they're doing and then actually hear what they say back.

What is Intimacy with Community?

Intimacy in our communities would look like people who are different from one another being unafraid to listen to each other's stories. It would be each of us humbly reaching out to one another, to our Creator, even to ourselves with gentleness and kindness.