Visiting

What fun to hang out with others.

In the midst of much that has needed to be done lately, the opportunity (less often than I would like) does arise to spend time with different people all in one day. 

Yesterday was a five visit day.  I find I come home with the most interesting comments from these visits.

One person commented that they were not going to die yet.  Another that they felt like they were sixteen.  Another that my sermon had pushed them to make a tough decision.  Another that town politics is part of the life of a small town.  Another that Kindersley is still monocultural.

What a variety of comments.  They are not unusual comments.  In fact, they could have come from any number of people.  You could name someone who would have made similar comments.

The difference is that each comment comes from a very specific context.  Each person lives in their own world, and my opportunity is to enter that world and encourage them.   Towards godliness.  Towards hope.  Towards a true sense and understanding of God revealed in Jesus and enlivened through the Holy Spirit.

There are many things that Christians do in this world.  One is just that – in our one on one times with others we share life as fellow human travelers and we share our hope in Jesus.  That is a sacred calling.  Found in the mundane of life!