Talk To People
Some days I feel as hip and trendy as a yellow banana hairclip. Living in Alaska doesn't help-the sense of distance can easily translate into disconnect-but following Jesus requires an awareness of not only our surroundings but also our world. So how do you stay connected when your're literally living a thousand-plus miles away?
Relationship. Talk to people. Anyone. Everyone. Ask questions. Lots. Listen closely to the answers. Open up your life to strangers, visitors, and friends of friends. Turn on the television; surf the Web. You don't need to become a full-blown couch potato or mouse potato to be aware. Oh yeah, and buy a subscription to the New Yorker.
Then wake up to the cold reality that you're part of the plan. You have a role in this generation, not only receiving the baton of faith but passing it on to the next generation. You have a role in preserving the earth, protecting the poor, defending the exploited. We need you. In particular, we need you to be aware, learn, grow-spiritually, relationally, culturally-because we can't do it without you.
Margaret Feinberg
author and speaker
