A Prayer to Be Online

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." (John 1:1-5)

Today I was watching my mother on a bus. She was en route to visit her cousin in a coffee shop. No big deal, right? Well – she was 180 miles away from me! I was following her by using a mapping app, which allows for satellite tracking. She can follow me, and I can follow her. We can also message instantly, of course. A quick tap on the phone and my message pings instantly on her device, despite the immense distance between us.

We’re all connected. Messages, videos - it’s so easy. We’ve even got chatbots organizing conversations for us. Our modern-day existence ebbs and flows on a sea of words and images. Online communication seems to be the key enabler for us to work, rest and play. I mean, you’re reading this devotional online!

The other night I was thinking about this subject whilst staring up at the dark night sky. I won’t portray a sense of poetry by saying there were stars twinkling because there weren’t (at least, not to my naked eye). But I felt somber looking at that indifferent deepness of hidden space. I knew that all around me the world was communicating, and yet God was still there. Almost silent.

I say almost because Jesus Christ is the king of communicators – to such an extent that He is called THE Word.

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