It’s just not the same
Ian Carmichael / 31st August 2004
I remember some time ago hearing about a holiday postcard sent from one Christian to another (yes, I do remember who it was, but I'll protect their reputation) with just the following handwritten message:
Dear X
2 John 12
Regards, Y
In case you don't remember, the verse says:
Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
And in that verse lies an important message for those of us in the digital era, when it is so easy to be impersonal in our communication with each other. There is no substitute for face to face fellowship if we want the real joy that can come from relationship. It runs deep in our ‘image’ as humans.