Some like to talk about it,
Whatever “it” may be.
The point gets labored.
From A to Z, ad nauseum.
As a young man (mid-teens), I learned something that startled me and followed how it taught me. On a choir trip, certain young “preacher” types sat around a table at the back of the bus and talked about scripture all night. It seems they could quote scripture and connect the dots to other thoughts, and before you knew it, they kept digging through the Bible until long after midnight, seemingly bettering their understanding every moment.
Most of our scripture learning came in Sunday School—and always from a teacher. Then, you sat through a Worship service until the preacher opened his Bible. Though some didn’t like it, I remembered taking notes. Some notes survived and are in a file drawer out in the garage. They are not good notes, but they were the start of learning to document what I was hearing and for later use as I grew in the scripture.
My memory is always suspect,
But coupled with my notes
I often ground the knowledge
Into my mind to use it later.
Imagine Jesus talking with his disciples, followers, or even those trying to figure him out. He conversed with them, wandering down a road, on the temple’s steps, or sitting on the hillside; it seemed they learned more than the moment by commenting and asking questions and being astounded enough to keep the conversation going.
That thought stops me… keep the conversation going…
I’ve found something that stops most conversations. On one side is a know-it-all, or the other side is unwilling to grow the conversation because they don’t want to try.
Like building blocks, I imagine talking with Jesus as one revelation after another. But how do I ask questions? How do I interject my thoughts or understanding and trust that I’m not imposing?
Eventually, we all reach the end of a conversation, satisfied or left wanting more.
I found him on Instagram last year and began following his hints on how to deal with conversation issues. He’s written a book due out in 2025 called: “The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More.” His name? Jefferson Fisher. He is a trial attorney. Imagine that. He wants to help you learn how to converse better and deal with those hot buttons that smoke and burn your emotions when you need to tone it down and learn how to converse. (My words, not his.)
Having listened to him for months, I can say, if I can remember all the hints, there are ways to talk about “_____” and garner results instead of feeling like there’s no winning.
A song comes to mind, and it’s only a version of a style that has been around since the late 1800s: “Just A Little Talk With Jesus.” The version I know is only the latest in a string of similar songs, some built on the same chord progressions. It was copyrighted by Cleavant Derricks in 1937.
Now, let us have a little talk with Jesus,
Let us tell Him all about our troubles,
He will hear our faintest cry,
And He’ll answer by and by…
When you feel a little prayer wheel turning,
You will know a little fire is burning,
Just a little talk with Jesus makes it right!
Talk it out… Talk it over…Got your answer? Now, do something about it!
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