Daily a caravan of people travel to and from the suburbs to the city for their occupations on the train system and the numbers are inconceivable. They wake in the morning to a flurry of activity to meet the schedule defined by a engineer’s measurement of efficiency. Timetable efficiencies; how do we get the greatest number of people from point a to point b in the fewest number of vehicles with the least amount of opportunity to delay? Seating design; How many paying passengers can we load into a single car without bringing those passengers to a meltdown? Passenger fares; How do we acquire the fare in a manner to reduce the number of conductors with each train? Maintain peace; How do I get from point a to point b without confrontation and in the most expedient manner? We go through our day in much the same manner avoiding any unnecessary contact and efficiently make your way through the day to repeat the process to return home.

What does community look like? Is it possible that community can happen even in moments that are so impersonal and strained as a morning commute? I believe it can and it does everyday in some form or another. I speak to some of the same people everyday in my commute, many I don’t know there name or occupation. What I do know is if I am on the 6:22am train out of Aurora I have an expectation to see them sitting in across the aisle from me. Community happens when people feel any form of association or likeness. I mention this only to distinguish that community is not a common belief, but a common belonging. So, my thought is this; Is community what we are actually promoting within the post-modern church or is it the fellowship of Christ-Followers or Christ Seekers doing life together?

Does that makes sense or am I off my rocker?