Sometimes we get so used to words that we look right through them. Have you ever really thought about the word, “’belonging?” We long to be.  Just, to be; To be who we are, and still find ourselves connected to others. Isn’t that the dream?

Belonging. Are you longing to be? To be seen? To be valued? To be joined? To be embraced? Some people are longing to be left alone, feeling crowded out by people who are nearby, but not safe-enough people to just “be” with. Our places of belonging hold up a mirror to show us who we are, what gifts we bring, and how we fit into something bigger than ourselves. Belonging shapes our sense of purpose and our sense of identity.