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“I love the Lord because he
hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because He bends down to listen, I will
pray as long as I have breath.”-Psalm 116:1-2 (NLT)
One thing that going on a missions
trip does is give you tons of perspective. Not just new perspective on life,
but fresh perspective of God’s Word. At times it feels as if Scripture is
leaping off the page at you as it illustrates itself through the lives of those
around you.
Recently several members of our
church traveled to Cambodia to serve at a school and orphanage in
Sihanoukville. This picture captured one of our mission team members, Chris
Mroz of Princeton, as he bent down to talk to one of the students at the
school. It is by far my favorite picture taken on the missions trip because it
captured the heart of Psalm 116:1-2.
At 6’4” tall, Chris was literally
the big man on campus all week. Nevertheless, although his stature may have
seemed imposing, Chris is a gentle giant and every kid on campus knew it within
20 seconds of him stepping out of the van.
It’s a wonder that Chris did not
have back issues after this trip from spending the week bent down in this
position. However, if a child stopped to talk to him, he refused to tower over
them, but rather bent low to hear their voice and talk to them. The thing that
I noticed most was that there was not one kid who was intimidated by the size
of Chris’s frame, because they were completely enraptured by the size of his
heart!
You see, when Chris wasn’t bending
down to them, he was lifting them up to his level; holding them in his arms or
tossing them in the air. Either way, he spent his time face to face with those
kids and each of them responded with love, respect, and joy because they knew they
had captured his attention.
When we pray, likewise, we invite
the presence of God. We get God’s attention as He bends down to hear our voice.
The question becomes what are you going to do about it?
How do you respond
knowing that you just gained an audience with the King of Kings and Lord of
Lords? You have His full attention, but does He have yours?
Pastor Scott Burr
Dayspring Community Church
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