Hurry
A friend of mine posted this morning about the criteria he used to choose a restaurant for breakfast: did they have wifi or not? Do you remember the time when people chose restaurants based on the food? Or on the atmosphere, the chance to have a great conversation around the table?
Personally, it's a bit sad for me when I see people gathered around a table and every single one of them are on their phones or tablets, texting, reading, surfing. I always wonder why they bothered to come to a restaurant at all. Couldn't they do that at home?
We do it in the name of "productivity." And yet, somehow, amazingly, Jesus seemed to be rather productive with no wifi, no iThings, no internet. Somehow, with just twelve men and a pair of sandals (and no car!), Jesus managed to begin something that changed the world. All because he invested in people, in relationships. He took the time to talk to people, to gaze into their souls, and not to hurry through the experience in the name of getting "one more thing done."
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not against technology. I'm writing this on a MacBook Pro, using the free wifi at Starbucks. Many of you are likely reading this on a mobile device, perhaps even the iPhone app that our church has. I'm all in favor of technology. But technology will not save us. Technology is not the answer. In our hurry, hurry, hurry world, we need to find time to slow down, focus on people, share life with one another. That's what Jesus did, and when he did, healing and salvation often came.
Slow down. Look around. Who needs you right now?
Personally, it's a bit sad for me when I see people gathered around a table and every single one of them are on their phones or tablets, texting, reading, surfing. I always wonder why they bothered to come to a restaurant at all. Couldn't they do that at home?
We do it in the name of "productivity." And yet, somehow, amazingly, Jesus seemed to be rather productive with no wifi, no iThings, no internet. Somehow, with just twelve men and a pair of sandals (and no car!), Jesus managed to begin something that changed the world. All because he invested in people, in relationships. He took the time to talk to people, to gaze into their souls, and not to hurry through the experience in the name of getting "one more thing done."
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not against technology. I'm writing this on a MacBook Pro, using the free wifi at Starbucks. Many of you are likely reading this on a mobile device, perhaps even the iPhone app that our church has. I'm all in favor of technology. But technology will not save us. Technology is not the answer. In our hurry, hurry, hurry world, we need to find time to slow down, focus on people, share life with one another. That's what Jesus did, and when he did, healing and salvation often came.
Slow down. Look around. Who needs you right now?
I agree my friend. Yet I am equally concerned about how many families never sit down to a meal around the table and talk about the days happenings. Maybe what we see in the restaurants is a reflection of what we are seeing in the homes.
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