Today is our last day in Vester�len. Tomorrow we go back home to Bergen. These two weeks have been rich in learning experiences. When we return we will bring with us new insight that will be very helpful to us as we serve God together. Even this blogging exercise has been useful and enabled me to think through our situation and to be more observant than what used to be normal for me.
This is what has become the key issue for me here: To stay alert and be present! To be awake and to be available! To look and to listen!
All too often we go through life half a sleep, not taking note of what is really happening around us. All too often we just see what is taking place on the surface, not realising the deeper issues of our ordinary days. All too often we are only operating on the natural level of human understanding, neglecting the unseen realities of our world.
The challenge is to be fully present with the people we meet and at the same time having all our senses open to the Holy Spirit to receive supernatural insight to help people. It is all about being refreshed by the presence of the Spirit and to follow his guidance, not allowing ourselves to be fooled by our natural reason.
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