There is something simple, familiar, and comforting about the human voice. This last week I was reading down by Lake Michigan (the Ojibwa call her “great water”) and a man named Michael approached me and began a conversation. He was an older fellow from Latvia, and an interesting one at that. I’m glad I met him. As we sat there and chatted, we talked about our lives, our families, and what brought us to Chicago. When we talk we share our lives and give a picture of our real self. There are connections and lasting impressions that are made. Our words carry a lot of weight and show some one who we really are. We live in a world that has a strong idea of what a Christian is, Michael sure did. They see Christians as defensive, judgmental, and unwilling to listen. Christ wasn’t any of these things and we are not sup
posed to be either. Let our words be kind and our ears listen to their story so they may see the love and value we have for each other not judgment and defensiveness. After all we share a deeper connection than just our voices, we are all created in the image of God. I’m not sure if Michael is a follower of Jesus Christ. What I do know is, that I do not know what is in the heart of a man, only Christ does. I hope that in our conversation he knew I valued everything he said and some how Christ was glorified in that.
There is something simple, familiar, and comforting about the human voice. This last week I was reading down by Lake Michigan (the Ojibwa call her “great water”) and a man named Michael approached me and began a conversation. He was an older fellow from Latvia, and an interesting one at that. I’m glad I met him. As we sat there and chatted, we talked about our lives, our families, and what brought us to Chicago. When we talk we share our lives and give a picture of our real self. There are connections and lasting impressions that are made. Our words carry a lot of weight and show some one who we really are. We live in a world that has a strong idea of what a Christian is, Michael sure did. They see Christians as defensive, judgmental, and unwilling to listen. Christ wasn’t any of these things and we are not sup
posed to be either. Let our words be kind and our ears listen to their story so they may see the love and value we have for each other not judgment and defensiveness. After all we share a deeper connection than just our voices, we are all created in the image of God. I’m not sure if Michael is a follower of Jesus Christ. What I do know is, that I do not know what is in the heart of a man, only Christ does. I hope that in our conversation he knew I valued everything he said and some how Christ was glorified in that.
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