Liberating Allegiance

Who is your team, the community with whom you share something important in common, which creates a deep sense of belonging? For sports fans, if you see someone wearing your team's logo, you immediately sense a connection (even though they are a complete stranger). For others, those you work with have also become those you play with. Maybe your family is your team, or other LGBTQ+ people, or those who share your ethnic background, or those who understand your unique life circumstances. In addition to those teams, the truth is that we are also part of a community of faith. What does it mean to be "teammates" with others on that team? And what is it that joins us together?