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Technology helps us: Correct

This plan is being written in 2021, after the upheaval of COVID-19 and all of the social and political conversations that transpired in its wake. Racial injustice was one topic that was brought to the forefront of many national conversations, and white Christians around the world were forced to see how they had neglected to truly love people of color with the love of Jesus. When everyone was staying at home and connecting with each other via screens, we were uniquely able to have a conversation about a correction that needed to take place. And that's another beauty of technology – it has the capacity to expose sin and guide us to repentance and a knowledge of the truth.

Hard conversations no longer have to wait – from national conversations to deeply personal ones, technology allows us to see our errors much more quickly and press on toward spiritual maturity. There is too much at stake for us to sit in our misconstructions and miss the Kingdom work going on in every arena around us. Ideally, correction leads to healing, and healing leads to stronger relationships. Do you have open ears to hear new information that could be transforming you into a better disciple of Christ? When you come across a perspective or idea that challenges something you believe to be true, do you take the time consider that you might be wrong and learn from new voices? What conversations have you rejected or ignored that you could begin to participate in and learn more about through the technology available to you?

Take a Next Step: Repent (admit your wrongdoings) of the ways you have sinned against others “in thought, word, and deed, by what you have done and by what you have left undone.” (-Prayer of Confession, Book of Common Prayer)

Use this prompt to lead you into prayer:

God, I want to know your truth…