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Communication - Seeking Connection
By daniel | February 8, 2005
This is the second in a series of essays based on my reading of The Revolutionary Communicator, by Jedd Medefind and Erik Lokkesmoe.
Seeking Connection
Some, and even dictionaries, define communication as the “passing of information.” This is a mere fraction of the original intent of the word. “Com” means “together,” as in the word “common.” “Mun” a word similar to “bring” or “make.” So communication at it's root is the “bringing together,” or the “making common.” See the vast difference between that and “to pass information”?
Good communication brings people together and sets them on common ground. You can really have no connection apart from this common ground. The homeless man and the rich aristocrat woman have very little in common. Christ came and changed all that. He came and made Himself all of our commonality. His importance makes all else unimportant, and for those of us who belong to Him, we have everything in common. Seeing that should make obvious why Paul frequently says we are one, as if nothing could be more obvious. And to the seeing eye, perhaps nothing is more obvious.
But our life isn't limited to our connections within the body, nor should it be. We must seek this connection with the lost. Common ground isn't as far away as you may think. It may just require some creativity, and the willingness to consider what you may have in common with someone. Perhaps we don't typically consider this because we'd rather not put forth the effort to find commonality to make a new connection.
PEOPLE ARE STARVING FOR THE CONNECTION! We must not just transmit information, but instead seek the understanding, depth, and intimacy that could be characterized as a real connection between people. Seek that out. Tell me how you do.
These are just a few thoughts, as we seek to actually love each other well, and communicate instead of just passing information.
Brother Daniel of Nashville.
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