Conversation 1
Joy and I talk. All the time. But do we ever really talk about what is truly occuring in the depth of our soul. Well, last night we did. It probably took us 3 hours of "casual" conversation for us to truly bring ourselves and our desperations into the conversation. It took us that long to be comfortable with one another. We have known one another since we were 12, been best friends since we were 14 and still, we have insecurities within ourselves that inhibit real, honest, to the heart conversation. To share your soul is a scary and completely necessary thing, but that requires vulnerability, it requires sacrifice, it requires.
Conversation 2
Sitting at the SLC (which is where almost every student on campus will visit at least once on a daily basis) I am studying for my test and a couple sits down at the set of chairs to my left. She spends the first 10 minutes on the phone with who I assume to be a girlfriend of hers, then she turns her attention to him. He begins to talk about an interesting class he had just experienced, as she scans through facebook. He tells her about how in class they had discussed Jefferson and how he had written his own version of the Bible. He tells her how he thought that was really interesting and how he would really love to find a copy to read. Her response focuses on a "cute" picture she found on facebook of the two of them. He smiles and goes back to reading his book. Is he disappointed? Is that the reaction he expected? Will he be recieving a book or a picture for his next birthday present? Does he even care? Does she even notice?
Not that every conversation should delve into the very pit of our soul, but shouldn't our conversations contain more than a polite exchange of "how you are" and playful banter. If our thoughts dictate our actions and our discussions, then shouldn't we be thinking more? When will we stop talking about surface material with those who claim they want to know us. And if we do not sink below the surface, how will we ever truly know who we are?
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." - Colossians 4:2-6
