Say Something

 

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:6, NIV

            Social.

            Whether as a noun or an adjective, it will always involve spending time with others, laughing, sharing—speaking words.

            It’s the end of another week, and my soul is hollow. Hardly any in-person social interactions. 

All of them were through a laptop or that rectangular 4 X 6 X 1 ½” device. And I’ve gotten a lot more “reactions”. For social media users, you know all seven of them: like, love, care, ha-ha, wow, sad, and angry. Each has an emoji. 

With a quick touch of a button, you have, according to social media, shown you’re involved and have adequately expressed how you feel about a post.

            Nowadays, social media is the best way to announce milestones or updates. Imagine getting nothing but these clicks of buttons when you announce a graduation or the death of a family member or friend. After all the hard work you or a loved one did to get that diploma or the grief you’ve endured, you need, as the above verse says, gracious words, seasoned with salt.

Liking, loving, and caring involve words and quality time. 

Next time you see a post that catches your attention, comment on it. Your words may be the very ones they need.