Letting Go…

For my entire stay here in Puerto Lempira I’ve been praying that, like Mark 10:29-31 says, I would be able to let go of earthly things and consequently that I would be filled with the things of God and that the Holy Spirit would move through me. It wasn’t until just now, as I was reflecting on my time here, that I realized that the Spirit has been clearly moving between Griselia and I, transcending the limitations imposed by our language barrier and allowing us to be an encouragement to each other. This has come in many forms: laughing at her inability to pronounce beach so that it doesn’t sound like another, less-appropriate word, inspiring each other to patiently love the children here, and praising God together without completely understanding what each other is saying, but being content in the knowledge that we are unified by the same powerful God. Our love for our Lord has enabled me to be her brother and her to be my sister and for us to replace the people and things that we both miss from our respective homes. We are sharing in an inheritance that is absurdly greater than anything this faulted earth can offer and it is fantastic.

In a similar manner, the Jeremy Camp song “Letting Go,” has emphasized the passage in Mark during my time in the Mosquitia. It has reminded me of the folly of holding tightly onto worldly securities. We ought to let go of the rubbish that we often confuse for riches and blessings as well as the pain that is attached to it. In the slow process of replacing the faded glory of earthly treasures for the brilliance of things of God, I have had a minute taste of heaven and I cannot wait to experience that joy in the fullest.

“I have been brought to a place where I want to give up everything, where all I can do is see your face... Letting go of the things I hold so dear, letting go of all my pain and fears... I’m holding on to the things I deem so strong, holding on even though I know I’ve held on too long…Letting go.”