Technology and Time

I am writing this post from Empire Tea and Coffee (yea!) where I will sometimes stop to check my emails before heading into the office.  While I know I can bring a cup of coffee with me on the drive from "the Mainland" and go directly to Channing House, I have come to enjoy the habit of sitting for a while, listening to the tunes and easing into the work day.  One of the great joys of our modern age is that we can work almost anywhere, but as you know,  this is also one of the curses of our modern age.

We are often pulled in conflicting directions...read the email, make the dinner, load the podcast, find the lost piano book, google that unknown fact, hug the loved one.  This isn't a news flash, we are overbooked and the technology that is expanding our lives is also stealing into our time.

I don't think we will be able to pull the plug on technology.  In fact, I adore being able to write a blog to give Channing Families a place to go deeper into what's happening in our Religious Education Program.  I love that I can video chat with my mom to check in with her while she recovers from a broken arm, because she lives too far to drop in every day.  SO technology is bringing me closer to the way I want to live, in community and in closeness with people I care about.

When it come to deep connections though, I need to look into people's eyes, I need to hold the hand of a small child, I need to be with living, breathing people.   ROTFL just doesn't convey the same joy as hearing a good belly laugh.

That's why we still have church.  We need to be together.  We need to eat the coffee cake and to brush crumbs off a child's face.  We need to carry a table with a stranger.  We need to fill a room with our music.  All of this is connecting with our spirit.  All of this is building our faith.

I am looking forward to spending time with you soon.