Proverbs 27:10 Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you--better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. (NIV)
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The Internet is an amazing vehicle of communication. Two Sundays ago, my new niece Eve was christened. I couldn’t fly over the Atlantic to be there, but my brothers took photographs and they have shared them with me over the Internet. I may be a brother who lives far away, but they keep me connected to family events through the Flickr photo site that we all share.
Flickr (www.flickr.com) is an amazing website because people from all over the world can share their photos of far away places and also upload their artwork on the site. As you know, I like to design stained glass pictures on the computer, as well as drawing political cartoons. I’ve built up a great community of friends who have the same interests from Poland, Japan, Scotland, Brazil and Australia, as well as many others from across the United States. It fascinates me to see how many creative people there are in the world. And I feel as though they are my brothers and sisters under the Creative Spirit of God.
The other night I was talking to a psychologist friend and somehow we started to talk about Carl Jung, who expressed a theory that humankind shares a collective unconscious in our minds. I used to wonder how that could be proven. These days, as I see the Internet becoming more of a shared reality across the world, I’m beginning to think that Jung was ahead of his time. The shared creativity of humankind, which is displayed on sites like Flickr, Helium, and Wikipedia links us altogether in a special way. It’s more than just communication; it’s almost spiritual.
So, physically I can be a brother far away from the rest of my family in Scotland, but I can also be a brother who connects with my family instantly in their homes or at their work via the computer screen. And I guess that’s how Christ works in our lives. Because He became one of us so long ago, He connects with our hearts and minds instantaneously through the presence of the Holy Spirit. He is not a Savior who is far away; He is right here as we are reading or listening to this devotional. Wow!
Prayer: Lord Jesus, You amaze us. Your presence in our lives is instantaneous and we are truly thankful for Your deep interest in our lives. Keep us aware of Your presence in everything that we say or do, and help us to share this loving knowledge with all whom we encounter this very day. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
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