"Husbands,
love your wives,
just as Christ loved the church
and gave himself to her."
(Ephesians 5:25, NIV)
In his
book Bread for the Table, Henri Nouwen stated, “Strange as it may sound, the
table is the place where we want to become food for one another. Every
breakfast, lunch, or dinner can become a time of growing communion with one
another.”
Intimacy is not only a marriage or
"significant other" issue. In my business world, several of us have
met the evening before sales meetings for a prayer dinner. Yes, we skipped the
welcome happy hour and free buffet to be together. There is a closeness that
exists within that group.
Another
business associate shared with me that his small company starts each week with
a prayer breakfast. You can feel something special when dealing with those
guys, even when you do not know exactly why.
Within a relationship,
husband-wife, parent-child, good friends or in other instances, intimacy makes
a partnership. Closeness and intimacy create trust and confidence between
friends and family!
Thought for Today: We all like to feel comfortable and intimacy
within a group creates a warmth that we all love. However, we are often guarded
with our feelings when in groups. We are conservative and hold back. This week
let us think more about letting our inner selves be seen by others. Let us
share our Christian love and create more intimacy with our friends and
associates.
Prayer for Today: Heavenly Father, we seem to be living in a world with
hate and revenge commonplace. Young mothers as human bombs, nations terrorizing
other nations and in business, there are too many lose-lose negotiations. We of
faith are searching for your will in all of this. Today we pray that we can
understand and contribute to friendships and worldwide Godly solutions.
Amen
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