Series: Seeing God More Clearly in 2020

I have a personal question to ask you this morning: how many of you would consider yourself to be socially awkward? Socially awkward people feel out of sync with those around them. They find small talk very difficult. They often feel they don't belong. Could that describe you or someone you know?

Some people don’t have this problem. They are at their finest when they are in a new social situation. But some of us are a little awkward around people we don’t know, and we don’t look forward to that initial moment when we have to go up to strangers and introduce ourselves.

A young woman shared such a socially awkward moment on the Internet. She was hanging out with her friends when she saw a young guy nearby reading a book. It was a book that she liked…