None of us is wired to live this Christian life alone. None of us is save living separated and unknown. Each of us, whether pastor or congregant, needs the eyes of others in order to see ourselves with clarity and accuracy. And what is this daily ministry of intervention protecting us from? The answer should sober everyone one of us: the grace of having our private conversations interrupted by the insight-giving ministry of others is protecting us from becoming spiritually blinded to the point of the hardening of our own hearts…personal spiritual insight is the product of community. It’s very difficult to get it by yourself.
Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling
