Ok, so the next time you are in a foreign country and you need to find a place to go to church. Don't go with the traditional see the obviously cathedral, go to the closest one method. I suggest the little old lady in the park method.
So, I went for a walk through the city to the "Cerro San Cristobal" (the picture that is at the top of the blog was taken from that hill). It is an 850 m. hill in the middle of the city with a giant statue of Mary on it. Anyway, as I was walking through the park I saw this woman preaching in the square. It didn't seem like too many people were taking the time to listen, and she didn't seem to be all that affected by that. She wasn't condemning anyone, or shouting. It was hard to hear her amidst all the other noise, but I tell you what, it would taken a hardened person not to be the slightest bit touched by the amount of faith and love this woman was portraying. I, for one, was moved to tears by this woman. I sat there and thought, there is no way in hell I would be caught doing this in say balboa park by the fountain or some busy place in San Diego, and I thought that was a shame. I am not saying we need to all take to the streets preaching from our tattered bibles, but I am saying that we need to think about what is important. We need to remember that Christ Jesus loved all people equally, and that his friends consisted of pagans, money-mongers, diseased, and poor people. We need to ask God for the faith to love our enemies, and to pray for those who persecute us. May we all have the faith of the woman in Chile, who daily preaches, and daily touches lives.
I just want anyone who reads this to know how much I love you, and more importantly how much God loves you. I went to church and it was enough just to see the smile on the old woman's face when I came in not to mention the hug I got from her. Pass on some love to someone that needs it, or to someone that makes you angry.
I talked with the woman again today, and it was really pleasant all though I have a hard time understanding her spanish. I will update you on what is going on soon, and I will put up more pictures soon too, I promise!
This is a picture of the women her name is Ised or something like that, and the girl is her granddaughter, Isimar
Ciao,
Mateo
4 comments:
guantanamera baby, your words are true
Bro - your blog brought me to tears last night! Thank you for sharing your experience with us all. I could really get a picture of the busy square and the little lady proclaiming God's love! Thank you!!
Matt - Awesome. It is so great to hear about your life being led by the Spirit of God, giving and receiving as the Lord directs.
So proud of you!
We are praying for you. We Love you.
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