What We Talk About

 

So Paul reasoned

     in the synagogue

     with the Jews

and the devout persons,

and in the marketplace

         every day

with those who

   happened to be there.

              Acts 17. 17

Wherever God leads us

  is never a random occurrence,

no matter the situation.

Among whomever we encounter,

there is sacred design

  and eternal purpose.

Start a conversation.

And bring the name of Jesus there.

    Love people to Him.

The word marketplace

  is not limited to the mall

  or even the grocery,

but encompasses

    any assembly of people,

a gathering of persons

      for any reason,

no place more divine

   than another,

whether a coffee shop,

   gas station,

   or pickleball tournament.

As it says in Scripture,

        hold not back.

What if God Himself

   has brought ua together

   in sacred encounters

       to point others to Him

or even make us aware

    of the presence of God

    in this situation?

God does not expect us

      to know all the answers,

but calls us to know Him

     and make Him known.,

not forcing Him into

         our conversations,

but discussing, pondering,

and mingling 

        thought with thought.

O LORD,

We pray that You will

 bring a deeper dimension

to our conversations with others

and make us sensitive

   to Your leading and Your words.

Show us how to weave eternity

      into what we talk about

for the wellbeing of souls

           all around us.