Fellowship

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Fellowship

But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus, His son purifies us from all sin. 1John 1:7

We have come far with our technology and it is great. What would we do without computers, telephones, and e-mail? It all has a place, and has made things very convenient. One problem I see is we are losing the closeness with people.

My kids respond sooner when I text them. Even getting together is difficult with everyone so busy. We settle for e-mailing, texting, and allow it all to be good enough. Writing old-fashioned thank you notes is even going away. Most often no words of thanks are given at all.

Spending time with one another is a blessing. There is no better time for families when they can be together, and laugh with one another. When we can look at expressions on the face of someone and look one another in the eye, it is a connection that cannot be replaced with a phone message.

I hope we take more time to be one on one this year. Let’s make a decision to fellowship with one another and visit a few people in their homes. We will have the blessing come back to us when we choose to be close with one another.

Thank you Jesus that you didn’t want any man to be an island, you gave us each other.

Sharon

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'No Man is an Island'

No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.


Olde English Version
No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe; every man
is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine;
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe
is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as
well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine
owne were; any mans death diminishes me,
because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.

MEDITATION XVII
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
John Donne