Conversation Starters

 

...we speak of what we know,

and bear witness

    to what we have seen...

             John 3. 11

(What we contribute

  to our informal conversations

  reveals our hearts.

What we casually talk about

   reflects our experiences

       on so many levels

    and what we are all about.

We bear witness

to what we have seen and heard.

Do we ever naturally mention 

         how we see God 

         working  in our lives?

Our conversations today

   are divine appointments

      and sacred encounters

   to point others to Him.

In every situation

    -- nothing random at all--

we bear witness by

        what we say,

     what we are up to,

and how we treat others.

How do we start a conversation?

What do we bring to it?)

O LORD,

When we take the witness stand,

     wherever You place us today,

grant to us the words

     that even unknowingly

    point others to You.

May the words of our conversations

  and the meditations of our hearts

not just be acceptable to You,

   but love others right to You.

Enlarge our vocabulary

and give us the courage

to start those conversations

  and deepen our interactions

       with those around us.

And may it be told and unfold that

"it is not I,

       but Christ in me."