So much is happening in our world, the denomination and our church. I am excited to see progress made in finding loving ways to acknowledge our differences and put us on paths that allow us to work together even if we must be separate. Having lived through the agony of divorce and its bitter perfume, I can appreciate what the group did to circumvent that experience for the Methodist church. Yet, we have to work our way through the General Conference to see how it all will work out.
Recently I found myself lamenting about the impact of social media on conversations and polarization. It is so easy on social media to blast someone, call someone an enemy or be downright rude to someone. If we acted like social media was a face to face conversation maybe we could then become more civil to one another. I grew up in a time when we would disagree but still remain friends even in the midst of great discourse. Civil Rights was a terrible time in this country and yet something better came out of it. We still have much work to do.
Christ gave His life that we may be free, spend eternity in paradise and spend our time here on earth doing the things that help one another.
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