We’ve all experienced it. You glimpse a fellow church member down an aisle at the grocery store, but before you can wave “hello,” he darts out of sight. Or, after the closing benediction on Sunday morning, perhaps you are one of many who quietly gather their things, avoiding eye contact with the people around them.
“Greet one another,” Paul would say. It’s a directive he issues no less than four times across his letters (Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:26).
If you — like so many of us — struggle to greet members of your Christian family while gathered on Sunday or dispersed on Monday, consider Paul’s example. Or better yet, consider Christ’s.
Paul’s Many Friends
