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Faithfulness in the Ordinary - Faithfulness in the Inbox

Photo by  Justin Morgan  on  Unsplash The inbox may not feel like holy ground. It often feels like pressure. Unread messages. Follow-ups. Questions. Requests. Reminders. Decisions. Things that need a response. Things that should have been answered yesterday. For many of us, email is one of the ordinary places where hurry gathers. We check it between tasks. We answer while distracted. We skim while tired. We avoid it when overwhelmed. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we can forget that many messages represent people. Behind the question is a person. Behind the request is a person. Behind the follow-up is a person. Behind the poorly worded message may be someone who is hurried, anxious, confused, or carrying more than we know. This does not mean every email is urgent. Boundaries are wise. Some messages can wait. Some need a shorter answer. Some do not need an answer at all. But even with boundaries, the inbox can still become a place of faithfulness. Script...