Some things are not what they seem. Take for example this piece of fruit. Dana and I nonchalantly bargained for it at a street vendor. Interestingly enough, I had been craving one for days.
Do you recognize it?
Maybe now?
Don't let the color deceive you. It is an orange. But maybe in Cambodia I should call it a green?
It is tricky buying foods in a foreign country. Some seem familiar but are not. Others seem new and enticing… and turn out to be neither.
How much is this true in other areas of life?
I carry with me thoughts of old places, and they turn in to expectations for new places. I cherish relationships with old friends, and expect new friendships to develop the same. I think we all do this. Part of it is remembering, learning and growing, but I think another part is our tendency to stick to the things we know and cling to what is comfortable for us.
As we enter our first full week of work with Daughters of Cambodia (more on this later), I am mulling over my expectations. I want to learn from my past and grow into my future, but I also want to walk into each day anticipating what is to come, not hoping for more of what has already happened.
God's mercies are new every morning. Join me in expecting only that for each day this week?
