Humility is often expressed in our willingness to learn. Jesus encouraged his listeners to become like a little child and a picture comes to my mind. To play with my great grandchildren I often have to sit on the floor or crawl into some tiny place they have found. It is seeing the world in a whole different way. Humility is in fact a new kind of intimacy that listens and is willing to enter into the experiences of others.
My afternoon yesterday was spent with a beautiful group of ladies, full of life, full of talent, full of faith. Each face told a story of their lives, some had a shadow of sadness, lines of worry, others poor health and disability, and yet in all there was a willingness to serve with our gifts no matter how small they may be.
The singins was heavenly as only a group of women can sing together the songs they know and love.
The service was written by a group of women in Chili who had to gather from distant areas to meet over a lengthy time to pour their hearts and their experiences into this service of prayer. As women they had suffered the cruelty of life that came with poverty and injustice and struggle. Baking bread helped them to cope and gave them something to share.
Jane and myself had a fun day and it was good to make new friends and see some faces that we have met before. Larry had picked up some Chinese food rice and vegetables because he knew I would be hungry.
We all have our ways of coping with life and humility and wisdom go together. Jesus taught out in the open fields and encourage people to share their loaves and fishes and this would be a miracle as Jesus blessed the little they had and there was enough for all.
I loved the services we had in the park and at the beach when we went to the Vineyard Church. Sitting on the grass and seeing the children running around and singing in the fresh air was a joyful experience.
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