Footsteps

I heard a joke recently that set me to thinking.

After much banter, one person is leaving a room. A jokester says to them:

“Hey! Wait! You forgot something.”

“What?” comes the reply.

“Your footsteps!”

It struck me in the program that the thought was cute. Immediately I thought of Matthew 10:14. It also struck me that maybe, at times, leaving your footprints behind might be a good thing. Why, you ask? Well, here’s my thinking. Everywhere you go, you leave something behind; your DNA. Leaving your footprints reminded me of leaving a memory to others that you had been there. Perhaps a memory of something shared with someone—an imprint. I believe that’s a good thing.

However, I firmly believe in Matthew 10:14, too.

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.

(Matthew 10:14 NIV)