My sister and I both have Nintendo DS. One of the features is that if you have multiple DS games within a certain distance then you can wirelessly text to the other.... Why? Why don't you just say it? You are in the same room! I have to admit that I am generationally challenged when it comes to texting. I just don't get it. I used my cell phone to text for the first time Friday night and that was to let #2 son know I wouldn't be going to his show. I knew he couldn't hear in the club and that he didn't have the time to talk, so, for the first time it made sense. Since I was on a roll I sent another TXT 2nite and he sent a reply message asking if I had watched a "60 Minutes" special to help parents text. He couldn't figure out my recent change of attitude. That's okay, he hates my BlueTooth. How in the world do you marry the radio generation, with the BW TV generation, with the Atari generation, with the cell phone generation, with the next generation??
My prayer for the congregation?
Dear God, our heads are spinning. How do we serve those with so many different needs and different traditions? How can we arrange a common space with such diverse tastes and furnishings? How can we bridge generations that have such fundamentally divergent points of reference? How can we possibly predict what the next generation will require? Our heads are spinning with confusion, frustration and helplessness. In our times of uncertainty, we can stand in confidence that we are your people. When all else seems to fall in shadows and blurred desires, we can proclaim with cohesive assurance that you are our God. We are thankful that you provide a centering point, a uniting universal starting point for conversation and fellowship. PTL! Amen.
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