Don't get me wrong, I don't hold a grudge against our Canadian Reformed circles, but we have a tendancy to be stand-offish, and not truly welcoming. There are the certain few who have the talent of conversing easily with those they don't know, but the majority of us is scared to talk to someone. I know for myself that I am petrified of strangers. Give me my close circle of friends, and I'll be fine. But then we went to the DR. We were complete strangers, and yet we were welcomed in with open arms, no questions asked.
Matthew 25:34-40
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' "
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Wasn't it amazing though?
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And didn't it teach you something?
Did it ever! Those devotions were amazing. I'm probably going to have to do a series of reflections on them.
My dad's going to be in contact with Nelson soon - has anyone got a picture of him? - We should do a thingy about him in our presentation and talk to Student's Council and see if they'll do a fundraiser to send money down for him to help build that clinic.
Yeah! That's so sweet!
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