Technology is constantly advancing, but how wonderful it would if scientific and technological innovation brought greater equality and social inclusion with it. How wonderful it would be if, while discovering faraway planets, we could also rediscover the needs of our brothers and sisters who orbit around us." Thus says Pope Francis about our every increasing technology.
And it's true. At least I find it to be true that the more communication devices we have, the worse we are at communicating. We have emails, text messages, and social media as well as printed paper, yet we still miss appointments, dates and meetings because now we have too many ways of looking for our appointed time and get lost in the woods of so many technology trees!
Instead of helping families be less busy and be able to spend more time together, technology sometimes complicates our lives. We are awash in phones, screens and monitors and don't have time to see our children or grandchildren grow!
Let's celebrate Joy and Hope by beginning this next year with a promise to put down the phones, computers, laptops and other devices and use our mouths and hearts to communicate with each other. We cannot build up trust in our God when we cannot hear His Word in our hearts.
This winter we will talk about God sending his Smile to us. Do you know what that was? Stay tuned!
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