This is what our church sermon was about today.......
We have a sister church in El Salvador and 29 members of our church spent 10 days there this summer.......
They spoke today of the unexpected blessings that they received.....
They traveled with loving hearts to serve this sister church yet what they came home with were gifts beyond what they had even presupposed.....
changed hearts and new perspectives about their own good fortunes....
Graciousness........
It is so difficult to live in the "Spirit of Joy" when everything around us seems to be crumbling........
When our relationships are suffering, our livelihood is depleting, our health is dwindling, our hope and future seem unretrievable.........
But to hear the words of these travelers this morning warms my heart and moves my steps...one foot in front of the other.....forward.....with hope.....
I cannot possibly imagine what these people in El Salvador have suffered and endured during this 3 1/2 decade long civil war........
Their experience, their words, their hope and their joy speak to the true faith they live every day.....
I long to mirror their courage and their hope in our Father.......to trust Him above all else, even in the midst of unimaginable chaos.........when everyday survival resides in our very breath.......
I yearn for that kind of faith and that kind of true joy..........
I am learning.....
Everyday.........
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