Last night I grabbed one of the "free" tico newspapers around here, flipped through the pages and was stunned by a photograph.
It was a picture of a little girl about the age of my little girl, sick and miserable in a petite dirt floored hut. What got me was her younger brother, maybe 5, holding a cloth to her head taking care of her. I don't know where their mother was. The desperation in his face was not a trait a 5 year old should even know how to portray.
I was emotionally humbled and glad that I couldn't read the words depicting more of their situation. The 1,000 {words} the photograph released was all I could bear.
It categorized my previous {whinny} post, irrelevant!
My friend Costa Rica has painfully schooled me again. I do have it all. Our living conditions are bearable and even if we complete our entire stay here, I will be FINE.
Last night during prayers, I scratched off my once important desire for a bigger place, and replaced it with a simple plea for these 2 children battling the world.
I wonder what God thinks when he hears our prayers sometimes.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
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3 comments:
Good post! We really are so blessed! We miss you guys!
Thanks for the Sunday lesson Shawna! I teach primary and today we were trying to keep the kids quiet long enough to get our points across to them so unfortunately I must admit I didn't come away with too much. This post was a perfect and great substitute Sunday lesson for me.
As for what I think He thinks sometimes: "Are you kidding me?!" :-) followed by "you know better than this."
Great insight Shawna. A good perspective moment...gives me something to think about.
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