My Revelations

The definition of revelation, from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary:

1 a : an act of revealing or communicating divine truth b : something that is revealed by God to humans 2 a : an act of revealing to view or making known b : something that is revealed; especially : an enlightening or astonishing disclosure c : a pleasant often enlightening surprise

Since Wednesday I have come to a few different revelations and I thought I would share them.

1. HOPE. Now how is this a revelation you may ask? Well, I was sharing with someone and stated how I longed to have my life show Christ without me every having to say a word. When I first moved to Denver and was taking the bus every where. I got coffee by the bus stop and the same lady was always working. One day she asked me if I believed in God, and when I said yes, she said she knew it because there was just something about me that she saw in my eyes. Three times recently I have been told that maybe I am 'HOPE' and why I am here. Two of those times the person said it is what they felt and saw in me the first time we met. I was given a bracelet that I wear almost everyday; it has a black leather strap, connected to a metal plate that reads 'HOPE'. Hanging on my wall here, I have a painting of a Korean word, 'HOPE'.

2. I was the first person both of the new teachers whom have come to CCS after the start of the school year met. They had me to show them around once they first arrived.

3. Simplicity. I thought I had nothing material in Denver (though very rich in other ways). I really have NOTHING here, only the bare necessities to get by. Besides people, I think I miss the little touches, like books and pictures (the things that tell a lot about a person- right DD?).

4. I have realized that my Love Language (which is bilingual) is QUALITY TIME AND PHYSICAL TOUCH. The reason I am feeling so disconnected and empty at times, is that I am not giving or receiving either of them from the people whom mean the most to me.

5. At recess the kids, especially the 2nd Graders, always play chase/tag. I find it interesting that it is always 'GIRLS CHASE Boys'. Don't get me wrong they will say 'Boys chase Girls', but this only last for a blink of an eye before a boy is yelling "Girls chase Boys" again. I can not believe that this starts way back in elementary school and actually isn't it still the chase as adults?

6. Today, Monday, October 30, 2006, Our Daily Bread said Communications experts tell us that the average person speaks enough to fill 20 single-spaced, type-written pages every day. This means our mouths crank out enough words to fill 2 books of 300 pages each month, 24 books each year, and..... Wow, that is the average person. Can you imagine how many books that means for me? ODB used Psalm 126 and went on to say how important the kinds of words we use are.

As you recall God's blessings today,
Express your words of praise to Him. - Anne Cetas

When my thoughts and the Word
Are in one accord,
Then the words of my mouth
Honor Christ my Lord. -Hess