The watercooler buzzes on Monday mornings to catch up on the weekend activities and also when something has happened at work that everyone wants to discuss. It’s almost like a tractor-beam that gets us up out of our chair and pulls us towards the place where we gather to drink coffee, eat and share a story or two. It’s hard in those moments to not get sucked into the gossip and what can turn out to be not-so-kind words about others. We all have experienced the feeling of being somewhere we shouldn’t be, and sometimes the watercooler takes on that characteristic. We all know the people who are there at every chance and they fuel the conversation and become known for spreading the news. Unfortunately, people love to hear the negatives and these people are the carriers of the negative sentiments and sometimes hurtful words about others. We don’t want to be one of those people. The Bible has so many great stories that take place around a well that it would be good for us to revisit some of those in the Old and New Testament to reset how we think about what conversation and what can happen around our own watercoolers. You can read in the book of Genesis Chapter 24 an example of how a well yielded a wife for Isaac because the right conversation with the right people occurred at their watercooler. Let us take the opportunity to turn our own wells, springs and watercoolers into a place of positive and uplifting conversations. And if we can’t, then let’s not be seen hanging out at the watercooler literally or metaphorically.

Reference: Genesis Chapter 24