{"id":1787,"date":"2011-05-22T07:29:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T07:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/karenspearszacharias\/?p=1787"},"modified":"2011-05-22T07:29:03","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T07:29:03","slug":"1787","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/karenspearszacharias\/2011\/05\/22\/1787\/","title":{"rendered":"The community we nurture"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Window.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1789\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Window.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">It\u2019s the way we frame our treasures here<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/SkyBeautiful.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1790\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/SkyBeautiful.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>and there<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Hippies.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1792\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Hippies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">The hospitality we offer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Thefall.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1791\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Thefall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">The \u00a0hands extended when we falter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Stained-Glass.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1793\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Stained-Glass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"430\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">The doors we push through<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Climbersgreat.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1796\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Climbersgreat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"538\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">The hard places we scale<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/SmithRock.Girls2_.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1800\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/SmithRock.Girls2_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It\u2019s the community we nurture<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Groupshot.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1801\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Groupshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">When we <strong>cheer<\/strong> each other on<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/TheCrackClimb.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1802\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/TheCrackClimb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"602\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Or, when necessary,\u00a0<strong>pull <\/strong>each other upward<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/collegeroomies.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1803\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/collegeroomies-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">It\u2019s the laughter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/RockHair2.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1804\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/RockHair2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">And the light that surrounds us<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/ClimberTop.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1805\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/ClimberTop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"538\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">It\u2019s being able to share our highest highs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/woody.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1806\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/woody.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"368\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And the dark\u00a0<strong>hidden<\/strong> places, that<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/riverrock.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1808\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/riverrock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">equips us to see beyond the bend<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/theview2.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1809\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/theview2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"538\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">to the Glory before us<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Sky2.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1811\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/Sky2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Above us<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/diffview.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1812\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/sites\/41\/2011\/05\/diffview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Indeed, all around us<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span>Sing like no one\u2019s listening, love like you\u2019ve never been hurt, dance like nobody\u2019s watching and l<\/span>ive like it\u2019s heaven on earth<\/em> \u2014 Mark Twain<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the way we frame our treasures here and there The hospitality we offer The \u00a0hands extended when we falter The doors we push through The hard places we scale It\u2019s the community we nurture When we cheer each other on Or, when necessary,\u00a0pull each other upward It\u2019s the laughter And the light that surrounds 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