Connect By: Sis. Che Esteban

How many hours do you spend browsing thru your social media accounts?

Have you ever really stopped to think about why it is so addicting? Why we have that need to check our newsfeed for new posts and get that sense of pleasure every time we put in our comment and feel thrilled when we receive replies in return?

Social beings that we are, we desire human contact. We long to be connected with people close to our hearts.

… our hearts…

… our hearts have that innate desire to be connected and while we try to be linked with the world at large, our Heavenly Father patiently waits for us to check in with Him thru our personal prayer times. He longs to hear our status updates and can’t wait to give us His comments in the form of blessings, the people we meet, the events we experience daily and sometimes even the challenges presented to us. He delights to hear our replies thru prayer, thanksgiving, supplication and contrition. He unwearyingly waits for us to take time to read about His stories and messages in the greatest book ever written…

… to connect with our Father is free. No hi-tech gadgets and no wi-fi required. We only have to come to Him stripped of all worldly things that are weighing us down and go back to the essence of our being – His children and forge the connection…

For all of this May God be Praised.

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