A trade magazine trying to drum up subscribers at low cost ran an ad on Facebook. The magazine covers the automation market and featured some sort of robotic agriculture application. I noticed it because I was a co-founder of that magazine although I’ve been gone for 11 years.
A few people commented. I was shocked. Comment on an ad?
The comments immediately took off on “illegal” farm workers losing their jobs and sopping up free unemployment compensation.
We as humans really like to metaphorically take the ball and run with it, don’t we? We assume so many things about other people.
I’ve done that. Still do, in fact. See someone. Make an assumption about them. Then I meet them. Talk with them. Listen.
I’ve met the most interesting people that way. Sometimes opened my eyes to a whole new world.
Want to bet the first Jesus-followers met some of the same attitudes? First, suspicion from those around them. Then, a conversation, perhaps. Then, it was “I want what they’ve got.”
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