There's a place for everyone in Scripture. For the extroverts, we have the shepherds, going with haste and telling everyone what they've heard. For the introverts, we have Mary, taking it all in and treasuring these things in their hearts. Some glorify God publicly, others privately. Each of us has our own walk -- don't try and live someone else's life, don't try and fit yourself into someone else's faith. It's easy to wish we had someone else's life, but that's not how we're called. We live together, and we benefit from each other's gifts. To withdraw from community is to miss out on the gifts of one another. But we don't have to imitate or copy each other -- we're all called differently, separately, and we glorify God in our own ways.
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