During a recent visit with one of our ministry partners, he mentioned that one of his favorite things about having groups serve at the after school program he facilitates is that he gets to teach and learn from new people he wouldn't have otherwise encountered. He said, "Every day I ask the Lord to help me love the people well who end up in my space. I love that your groups end up in my space. Because we can point them to Jesus and they can point us to Jesus and we together can point our community to Jesus."
I love the heart
behind this. The learning is mutual and it's together. It's not a
volunteer group coming in to be the superhero who saves the day or
the ministry partner just "talking at" students. It's reciprocal learning. It's an offering to listen and
stay still so we can be reminded of what is good and true. In this, I'm also reminded of the Danish ritual of hygge, which
is simply translated as "enjoying life's simple pleasures - friends,
family and gratitude." It is creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying
the good of the moment. It's seeing what is in front of you and being
thankful for whatever it is.
In this season, this is where I'll rest. We served a lot this year.
We learned a lot this year. So, for now, I'll rest in the unhurried in
our spaces. I'll ask for greater recognition of Jesus and leave behind
the need to be the one saving the day. May
we be known as people who are present to the present, grateful for the
privilege of shining the light and have the light shown on the only One
who could ever be our hero.
-Brittany Nyce, Philadelphia City Director
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