In this age of Communication. We can send e-mail quickly around the world. We can visit with someone in another country in a chat room. We can see world events in our living room. But our interpersonal contact has diminished. We are spending our time with impersonal machines rather than people.

The age of technology promised more free time but what has happened is that less time is spent in building relationships and more time is invested in using those conveniences.

Medical advancement has increased the length of life while losing the meaning of life. “All our advances notwithstanding, never before has a generation lived so much on antacids and antidepressants in an effort to calm harried spirits. . .”

It is through this community, that the Spirit continues to speak as it did in the days of the first disciples. That Spirit of the Father and Jesus speaks through each and every one of the members of Christ’s Body – old or young, educated or illiterate, men or woman, friends or enemies.

We need to become aware of the wonderful ways that the Lord can come into our lives. If we give a little time to God each day, if we can remain completely still for even a short while, we can experience an overpowering desire to share in the loving that is reaching out to us from God. And then start reaching out ourselves. God wants to share with us more and more of what he has and is. The problem is that most of us hardly give him a chance. Loving is not only a verb; it is a two-way street.

Do something that will remind you that you are in the presence of the Lord. You will always have friends around you; good friends . . . the kind that care, and love, and support you. But even if you don’t . . . remember that because of your faith in Jesus Christ, you will never walk alone.

Reflection Questions:

• Adults: What difference has it made in your life when you made a decision in accord with Jesus' teachings?
• Kids: When will you have to make a decision this week? What will help you make a good decision?