Second Thoughts

So in an effort to keep my first update post short enough to read :) I decided to put some of my other thoughts that came up this week in a different post. Plus I haven't really done the whole blog thing before so I've decided to try it and see how it turns out!

Something I've noticed in meeting all of the other interns and the FH staff is the continuous paradox of how similar and yet how different we are on so many levels. Honestly, I've always been kind of secretly proud of my ability to meet and listen to the backgrounds of people different from me; however, God has recently been showing me the difference between just meeting someone and actually getting involved in each others' lives. We meet people all the time and most of the time our lives stay on whatever path they were on before; we meet, we chat, and we go on. But what happens when we meet people different from us, whether it is one person or an entire government, and we need each other to reach a common goal.

It's interesting to listen to other's point of views as I meet people from all over: city vs. town, America vs. world, denomination vs. non-denomination, church building vs. development, religion vs. relationship, etc. While this is sometimes frustrating for me as a person who likes to have clear definitions of things, I'm actually learning to appreciate it, especially since my involvement with Food for the Hungry. I’m learning that it takes a different level of humility to not just recognize or put aside our differences, but to be able to actually hold on to and draw from the diverse perspectives we have because I think these backgrounds and experiences open up doors to God’s rich personality.

I've always wondered why I have so much trouble defining who I am in one singular theme, but as I learn more about development and serving, the more I see that that this is actually a very significant part of the person God made me to be. :) Can’t wait for next week! Keep praying!!!

"The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life"-Jane Addams