Come With An Empty Cup
How do we as Christians come to the civic arena? I believe we come with an empty cup. What does this mean? The way we can understand each other is not by trying to convince others of how right we are. As we communicate with others whom we know share different views, let’s start the conversation by saying, “Tell me about you.” This is the great gift that we can bring to the conversation — the empty cup. We must recapture the art of listening so that we can come to others with an empty cup in order to hear and understand them better.
In today’s FatherSide Chat, Fr. Gene reflects on what it really means to follow Jesus—not through rigid rules, but by returning to the founder’s vision: lifting others up, facing brokenness with faith, and carrying the dream of hope daily.
In this FatherSide Chat, Father Gene reflects on the power of personal ownership—how growth often starts when we stop blaming others and start adjusting ourselves. By opening to new ideas, we rediscover the path forward and the wisdom of change.