Take a risk – start a real conversation

In the last weeks, two people (and in one case, husband and wife) have taken a risk and started a real conversation with me.  In both scenarios we were eating and chit chatting about life, sports, kids, and job stuff, when out of the blue, they both burst out with something that had clearly been on their minds and hearts.  What was inside of them was so important that they broke the old adage about the faux pas of conversation (never talk about politics or religion, and for what can be inferred, anything personal and real about your life) and brought it out to me.  The result was two conversations that I’ll never forget and will for a while at least, stamp what they’re going through on my mind so I can pray and continue the dialogue.

They could have kept it light.  They could have continued on how the Pats are playing or the weather or how the church is doing, but I think they took a risk, and shared with me something real going on in their lives.  I hope to learn a lesson from them.

But I still hate talking politics.

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