Listening to this man speak had me thinking. Thinking about how close some people are to the truth just with their cultural history. The more I learn about the Mori people of this land just proves that everyone is seeking God. Some know they are seeking. Others will swear that they aren’t. The Maori remind me very much of the Native Americans. They have been pushed aside by Western cultures and just in the past few decades have begun to regain their heritage in the land. The Maori have such a love for God and so much of their history and ceremonial rituals point straight to Creation and Salvation.
We observed as Chief Amato and Kevin exchanged a “Hongi” which is a traditional Maori greeting of pressing noses together and each person shares the breath of life from the other. This Hongi gives respect to those who have passed on by the sharing of the breath of life. Kevin noted that the first Hongi occurred in Genesis 2:7 when “the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”
We can learn so much from other people and other cultures. I pray that on this journey around the world, and at home, chances to learn from others do not get passed over.
