I’m in an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. I’m watching a little boy misbehave and disobey one of the workers there. The worker’s name is Anna.
I wait to see what she will do.
How will she get this little boy to follow directions and stop misbehaving?
What would I do?
After bending low and whispering something to him in Spanish, she picks him up, puts him on her lap and holds him close as he collapses into her. After a time of just holding him and loving on him, eventually he was ready to comply.
I don’t know exactly what went on in the interaction that I observed, as I am not fluent in Spanish, but I know what I saw convinced me that Anna had a unique and beautiful way of interacting with those sweet children.
That day I observed my new friend choosing a better way to love.
A lesson on love to the Corinthian church
In 1 Corinthians chapter 12, Paul observed the church at Corinth needed to understand a better way to love. They were so filled with pride and selfishness that they wanted to be the most important
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