Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships

by Edward T. Welch

But loving pursuit is neither easy nor natural to anyone. All of us need both humility and help from Scripture in order to navigate the early stages of a helpful conversation. Those initial steps might look like this: The Lord calls us family, so we greet warmly. The Lord knows our name, so we learn someone’s name. The Lord knows seemingly irrelevant details about us, such as the number of hairs on our heads, so we take an interest in details. Is the person new to your gathering? Where does he or she live? Who does she live with? Does she work, go to school, manage a home? What we hear might surprise us. After all, most people are not often asked about themselves, so we might hear much more than basic information.