The other day H. and me shared in the streetcafé a little bit about our trip to Nepal. We both volunteer in the streetcafé and people kept asking us, so we showed some pictures and explained what we did. And why. For most of these people even going to Cologne is far out of reach - not to mention a holiday or Nepal. But this is exactly the story it is all about. There is this one sheep, lost and went astray. And the shepherd leaves all the others to go after this one to let it taste and see His enduring love. God puts a lot of effort in showing Mendok (www.projekt-mendok.org) His love through us! And with the same effort He tries to show every single person in this world His love. So the story goes on:
Up in the Himalaya, surrounded by mountains higher than 8.000 meters (26.246 ft), I felt very, very small and tiny. "Here, nobody can see me", I thought, and I wasn't feeling so comfortable with this thought. Up there in the mountains I can hear God very clearly. And just when I felt miserable thinking "nobody can see me", He spoke. "I know how many hairs there are on your head", He said kindly. And girl, I do have many hair! "You see me", I thought, "you see me with all my weaknesses and failures, you saw me lost and alone when I didn't know you yet." "Yes", He replied, "and I see every single person in this world. I see how lost you are, how desperate and weary. And that's why I made myself as small as you to come down and show you my love in a way you can understand."
That was my Christmas sermon up there. This is what it is all about. God, the one who spoke and these mountains stood there, just like that, this God became small and tiny so that my small and tiny heart could capture Him. This is what's Christmas all about.
Up in the Himalaya, surrounded by mountains higher than 8.000 meters (26.246 ft), I felt very, very small and tiny. "Here, nobody can see me", I thought, and I wasn't feeling so comfortable with this thought. Up there in the mountains I can hear God very clearly. And just when I felt miserable thinking "nobody can see me", He spoke. "I know how many hairs there are on your head", He said kindly. And girl, I do have many hair! "You see me", I thought, "you see me with all my weaknesses and failures, you saw me lost and alone when I didn't know you yet." "Yes", He replied, "and I see every single person in this world. I see how lost you are, how desperate and weary. And that's why I made myself as small as you to come down and show you my love in a way you can understand."That was my Christmas sermon up there. This is what it is all about. God, the one who spoke and these mountains stood there, just like that, this God became small and tiny so that my small and tiny heart could capture Him. This is what's Christmas all about.
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