In A Testament to Freedom Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes:

The meaning of love is consummated where one’s own person is no longer seen, and so reaches its “self” in the most intimate communion with the other, a community which may be called blessed.

I think that Bonhoeffer is making a good point. We only fully understand love within the context of real community. This is true because deep, tangible community is the only place where love can be stretched to its limits, beyond reason and emotion, and edge toward its source, God Himself.

True love is found in the selfless act of living in communion with others.

Any thoughts?