Greetings Dear Reader,
I have a good friend who almost always wears t-shirts with
some message on them. Some are
funny. Some are poignant. They are never political and most of them yield
a conversation.
We were discussing this and he pointed out how they serve as
an icebreaker. When someone comments on
them, he is afforded the chance to begin a conversation. Since all of them have a connection to faith
and following for him, that is the path he takes. His reason for carrying large labels on his
shirts is to invite others to see what he likes and find some common ground.
One of the things I have noticed is that some of them are
obscure. People who respond to them possess
a specific set of likes or a unique affinity.
I have watched him make a new friend over a t-shirt from a Sci-Fi show
canceled in 2003. We will be walking through
a crowd and someone will say, “Cool shirt”, or something like that. He responds with kindness.
He uses these labels to invite others instead of pushing
them away. His purpose is to create the
opportunity to start the conversation.
What if we all took on this approach?
We could make the labels we carry invitations to know us. We could open ourselves to being labeled as
loving, kind, followers of Christ.
We are capable of being in control of the labels we
carry. We see it all the time in
others. Since we are accountable for all
that we do and communicate. It is in our
best interest to live as walking labels to the one we follow. We should do it with intent.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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