[Originally published in the Monroe News on March 1, 2024]
We all enjoy having relationships in life with someone with whom we could say “he/she gets me.” We look for people who understand us, who think like us, who enjoy the things we enjoy. We long for friends and companions.
Author C.S. Lewis in his book “Four Loves” once described the very basics of friendship as being able saying to someone “What? You too? I thought I was the only one…” We know the little quirks and idiosyncrasies that we each have. We know the silly interests we hold. How many parts of our lives do we think that we must be the only person on this earth who does that or who likes that. Until we find another. A new friend. Someone who gets us.
If that phrase “gets us” rings a bell in your ear it is probably because you’ve seen the TV commercials being aired during major sporting events over the last couple years. They give depictions of Jesus and people of this world in various situations seeking to depict the Christian life and its maladies and then the slogan “He gets us” is used to as the overall message.