Quoting...

I read this today over here.  


“More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water, and be known as someone who wants to live with them. It is a privilege to have the time to practice this simple ministry of presence. Still, it is not as simple as it seems. My own desire to be useful, to do something significant, or to be part of some impressive project is so strong that soon my time is taken up by meetings, conferences, study groups, and workshops that prevent me from walking the streets. It is difficult not to have plans, not to organize people around an urgent cause, and not to feel that you are working directly for social progress. But I wonder more and more if the first thing shouldn’t be to know people by name, to eat and drink with them, to listen to their stories and tell your own, and to let them know with words, handshakes, and hugs that you do not simply like them, but truly love them.”   ~ Henri Nouwen


Just thought I'd share it with whoever's out there reading (or waiting 3+ weeks to read).  Yes, I know, I've been absent.  I've been busy.  I've been doing the things this quote talks about, and not doing the other things this quote talks about.  Can you figure out what I've been doing and not doing?  I'm doing better this week though - 3 chances already to just hang out, be with, and love people because God made them!  And it's only tuesday.  I may also be needing something to somewhat distract me from a new reality in my life.  But it's all good, and it works out well for everyone involved!  Even better.