Now that I am walking with God through the neighborhood. What happens if I encounter someone coming towards me.
My heart is starts to pound. O no! What if they look at me? I might have to say something. I don't know what to do. Help!
Here are some suggestions.
1. How we should think about people we encounter.
- They are intelligent and have great value.
- They are worth listening to.
- They are significant.
- They have the same challenges and fears as we do.
- They care as much as we do.
- They are probably as nervous to meet us as we are of meeting them.
2. What we can do when we encounter an individual.
- Smile
- Make eye contact
- Say "Hi!"
- Try a friendly wave if they are across the street or on their porch.
- Listen more than you speak if someone engages you in conversation.
3. Some phrases and questions we can use if someone engages us when we greet them.
- Do you live in the neighborhood?
- I've been here several years, How long have you lived here?
- Are you originally from here?
- What's the best thing you like about the neighborhood?
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Well, Lets see how this goes. This is my congregation. I might as well meet them.
