Hopeland

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Great is thy faithfulness! Morning my morning new mercies I see.

I cannot put into words the feeling that I have here, at Hopeland. It is a peace that I have not felt in so long, a rest and a refreshment. And yet there is a fervor and a hunger to know God and to do his will that is here like no place I have ever known. When I was in Uganda in 2009, this was the place that I lived at most of the time. Although I moved around Uganda a lot and visited many places, Hopeland was homebase for me. Being back here, seeing old friends, hearing about their lives and seeing where God has taken them – Ah! I cannot describe it! All I can say is that this morning as I woke, looked across the field to the trees, the shores of Victoria, the sun rising in the east, I just thanked God. I am so grateful for the few days that I have here, I cherish each moment. There is a peaceful spirit here, it is like a resting place. And I feel a clarity and steadiness of mind where I feel that I can think, reflect and pray.

This morning, I asked God to speak, to give me a word. I am finally standing still. I am listening.

I didn’t know what He would say or what He would speak, but I felt that He has been waiting for me to listen to tell me something.

Only a few hours later, just walking to my room, a man named Moses who I met yesterday morning said hello and we began to talk a bit. He began to speak about doing great things. He said, “Most people are not given huge things to do – rather, they are given small things. But it is these small things that can become great if they are done in great love.” Even the simplest task can become a great opportunity if done in the right spirit. We have the choice of how we will live. We become our decisions. So, we can do our duties because they are required, or we can do them to show the Great Love who lives within us.

How humbling this is! And how sharply it cuts to my heart.