Fully alive people must believe. We believe that God is love and created us to others. We believe that all we need to know about the character and nature and mercy of God can be found fully in his son Jesus Christ. Lastly, the fourth essential component of being fully alive is belonging . We can not live life cut off from others.
Life is too cruel at times, too hard.
God did not envision faith apart from community. A community, Fr. A place that builds you up instead of tearing you down. A community that is open and clear about their values, yet also flexibly in dealing with life. Most of all, we need a community that is constant, that does not flee when times get tough, or when bad things happens.