This week, I've been posting about weaving Gospel threads into your life. It's basically saying that every encounter that you have with others is an opportunity to bring some element of your faith into the encounter, no matter how brief.
Today, I want to look a little bit at how you can begin to bring multiple threads into the same person's life. Yes, it is great when we string that Gospel thread into someone's life, and we never get the chance to build on it. That is when we see the truth that St. Paul writes about when he says that he planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. There are so many times where we encounter a person once, and we either get to plant the seed or provide a little water to the seed that someone else has planted before.
But we also find ourselves going regularly to certain places in life. In those places, we start to see familiar faces. For example, my family regularly goes to a small grocery store near our house. I've gotten to the point that I know pretty much every face in the place. I think a few of them even remember us, especially our cute little girl.
So just imagine how those Gospel threads can begin to be woven together in the lives of those that we regularly encounter. While it's not always going to be possible to go to that same cashier, if you happen to notice that same person working, why not go get in their line, regardless of how long it may be? And then, weave another Gospel thread into their life. Who knows, after you have woven enough threads, you might start having the opportunity for something more to build there. Or, you may even be planting and watering for another to harvest. There's absolutely no problem with that.
I would imagine, right now, you can think of at least three or four places that you frequent where you recognize faces or people. Why not start working to intentionally weave a few Gospel threads into a few of those lives? As you water, God's Spirit will be working to prepare the field for the white harvest.
Today, I want to look a little bit at how you can begin to bring multiple threads into the same person's life. Yes, it is great when we string that Gospel thread into someone's life, and we never get the chance to build on it. That is when we see the truth that St. Paul writes about when he says that he planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. There are so many times where we encounter a person once, and we either get to plant the seed or provide a little water to the seed that someone else has planted before.
But we also find ourselves going regularly to certain places in life. In those places, we start to see familiar faces. For example, my family regularly goes to a small grocery store near our house. I've gotten to the point that I know pretty much every face in the place. I think a few of them even remember us, especially our cute little girl.
So just imagine how those Gospel threads can begin to be woven together in the lives of those that we regularly encounter. While it's not always going to be possible to go to that same cashier, if you happen to notice that same person working, why not go get in their line, regardless of how long it may be? And then, weave another Gospel thread into their life. Who knows, after you have woven enough threads, you might start having the opportunity for something more to build there. Or, you may even be planting and watering for another to harvest. There's absolutely no problem with that.
I would imagine, right now, you can think of at least three or four places that you frequent where you recognize faces or people. Why not start working to intentionally weave a few Gospel threads into a few of those lives? As you water, God's Spirit will be working to prepare the field for the white harvest.
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