Enjoying the small/little moments.
Today walking through the center of Firenze with Kiyomi, my friend who is from Japan and is a ballerina, I just soaked in walking through the piazza del republica and walking into shops. A wave of peace is present when you just spend quality time with fellow Christians! It is SUCH a blessing! This is also the moment when I realized that I only have 6.5 weeks here! That is so sad!
Somewhere along the way I FELL head over heals for Florence and Italy! I think God has planted part of my heart here! I have a feeling I will be back in this coutry very soon after I leave! There will truely be a part of Italy in my heart and part of my heart always in Italy. For all I know this trip was a way of God putting a love for the multitudes of people who are lost in this counrty and in this city! It is so sad! When a church no longer means a place or grouping of people fellowshiping to worship God but a museum that you take pictures in front of, Or where locals meet before heading out for a nightcap.
I spoke this week at Bible study and it was all about how we fellowship, and ever since I spoke its like God is putting my words/his words back into me and what I see needing to be done in the city of Firenze! Its almost disheartening to talk to the locals when you see the lost looks in their eyes and no passion for life.
Kiyomi and I meet once a week to get a dolce and coffee at a little "hole in the wall" bar/cafe, and the lady there only speaks italian, so we sit and chat with her and I have LOVED getting to know her. And you can see her longing for something more than the day to day work of life. And I hope before I go that Kiyomi and I can invite her to church or to sit and chat about Christ and life beyond the surface! Please keep Angila in your prayers!
It seems like these are all more than little moments, but truely they are. They are adding up one by one to make one HUGE memory in my heart. And I don't think I could have asked for more from my time here!
I have grown into a person that if you knew me before I left, I am not much of that girl anymore. I have changed and grown and learned huge things here! I have also learned the little things. I think in the grand scheme of things, those little moments mean so much more than the big ones!
So take the time not to smell the roses, but to soak in the little moments. The momenti piccoli.
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