Good friends are interspersed through these greetings, but they are left for later if time is short. A reasonable application of Scripture is to greet one person we don’t know or don’t know well every time we gather with others in the body of Christ. And if we feel a little awkward? All the better. Some people are naturals at moving toward others, greeting them and striking up a conversation. Most of us are not. So we pray that we will share in this feature of God’s character. We move toward others, not because we can do these things with ease but because of Jesus.
