I have 232 friends. I’m a friendly kind of guy. Gary Herman only has 26. Which is kind of surprising because he’s the friendliest guy I know. Even Sally has over 100 and you may know Sally. My granddaughter has nearly 600, but then she has the advantage of being young and pretty. My friend Ed Roy has 1228 and he’s not much prettier than I am, but he was a weather man on tv. That doesn’t seem fair. A comedian I never heard of has over 200,000; but everyone loves a funny guy. Okay I’m talking about Facebook. Well, those are not real friends, you may say. But I know more about some of my Facebook friends, some of whom I have never seen face to face (and they call it Facebook) than I do about those who sit next to me in church.
Now it’s true that much I know about my Facebook friends is TMI (too much information). Nevertheless, Should I be as close to my church family as I am to my Facebook family? I’m happy that many are in both groups. But I shouldn’t have to get to know my brothers and sisters in Christ online.
Christ calls us into community, not a secluded physical location where we can hide from the world; but as a family bound together in Christ. I am ashamed to admit that I touch base with Facebook several, make that many, times a day. Isn’t it time we were as in touch with those with whom we have been called to serve as we are with those we call friends?
And, by the way, Gary and Sally are very special friends, the kind you can pick on, in person or online. Besides they are way off in Israel and probably won’t know I mentioned them. You think?
Be blessed,
Nick
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