Friday, October 5, 2012

International Language

Acts 21:37-22:16

I go into the village bakery. I speak French, it is the only language that is understood in that place of gastronomic indulgence. It is the same in at the butcher's and the epicerie. I live in true Wallonia. French is the language in which to communicate. Now Brussels is different. Walk down the street and count how many languages you hear but probably the language you will hear most, especially if you go to the Schumann area, the seat of the EU, is English. I speak very good English but it is no use in my village.
Sometimes one needs the local language and sometimes the international one. Paul spoke to the centurion  Paul spoke to the people. He had the same message for both. So do I, now I need to tell it.

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