In a book in the Bible called Ruth there is a good guy named Boaz. He greeted his workers in his field (I think he was pretty wealthy) with “The Lord be with you.” And they all answer him “The Lord bless you.” (Ruth 2)
I wonder what would happen if we greeted people today with “The Lord be with you”.
They might say, “And also with you”. (Which you might hear in church)
They might give you a puzzled look.
They might say “thanks”.
Who knows? Should we be bold this week and try it?
Maybe we should do it at our work, since Boaz was greeting people that worked for him. Remember, Boaz modeled this behavior for us and he was successful in business.
Right now there are so many people silently hurting all over. In your church. At your place of employment. Living on the street. And who knows, maybe these five little words could change a person’s day.
Consider three things:
1. If you don’t believe that saying these words or another similar greeting might be a difference maker, don’t do it.
2. If you are fearful of doing it, remember what angels told Mary in the Bible, “Fear not”. Or what Franklin Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
3. Going outside your comfort zone is okay.
I heard a great quote last night that I’m paraphrasing: We need to turn our Sunday behavior into Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…..
Little by little, let’s live it!