HP Connections

I recently saw a blog post at (In)Courage about forming deep connections online (http://www.incourage.me/2010/08/community-online.html). Boy, can I ever relate to that! There were a few things in particular that stood out to me and reminded me of Hannah's Prayer.

"They don't get my Masterfully cobbled together community. Where distance is meaningless, age is irrelevant, and a mutual longing for uncovering the future where faith, purpose, and passion intersect is ultimate. Where friendships are not marked by years of shared history, but by sharing authentically in the present."

Yes! I could not have said it better myself. I have beautiful friendships with women all over the world that understand me better than most of my in-real-life friends. HP is an amazing and loving collection of all sorts of women from all different cultures and walks of life that have come together to support and lift each other up. I am able to pour out my broken heart to all these women that let me know that I am not alone. I am understood. I am loved. I belong.

"But, for the record, real community happens online. Just like real community happens in life. And God is there, right in the middle of it, with a big smile."

I do believe that God smiles down on HP. I believe he laughs with us and holds us close as we weep. The HP community is full of comfort, understanding, love, support, and compassion. I don't know what I would do without them. ♥