Thursday, February 16, 2017

Thought for Friday February 17


Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
From his fixed throne he beholds
all who dwell on the earth,
He who fashioned the heart of each,
he who knows all their works.
 Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.


Genesis 11: 1 – 9  Then the LORD said: "If now, while they are one people, all speaking the same language, they have started to do this, nothing will later stop them from doing whatever they presume to do. Let us then go down and there confuse their language, so that one will not understand what another says."


Have I ever had trouble working with someone because we “spoke a different language” – technical, emotional, intellectual, experiential?  What have I done to learn to communicate with people who are from different backgrounds or cultures, or have different values or perspectives from my own?


Action:  Learn a few words in a new language – American Sign Language, Polish, Teenager, French, Geek, German, Hipster, Spanish, Millennial, Italian, Hippy …

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