Paul,
an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
to the church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints who are throughout
Achaia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(2 Corinthians 1:1-2, NASB)
Today begins a several-weeks journey through Paul’s second letter to the church
at Corinth. And as always, he starts by greeting his brothers and sisters.
I’m sure I’ve written this before, but letter-writing—true pen to paper
letter-writing—is a lost art. I’m as guilty as the next person … I rarely sit
down and actually hand-write a letter to friends and family.
Certainly, I text and message and email, but taking out a piece of lovely
stationery and pen? Not so much. It’s kind of sad. I still have many of the
handwritten notes my husband wrote when we were dating. He’d often leave one on
my car or slip one in a silly card. Those notes document a part of our history together. Now he’ll text a silly comment or two,
but I don’t keep those.
Kind of sad.
But I guess, even if we don’t hand-write any more, one of the most important
things is keeping in touch. And even more important? Praying that our friends
and family experience the grace and peace that comes only through relationship
with Jesus.
And so, as we head down this path through 2 Corinthians, I pray the same for
you: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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