A blog from Rome...

Yeah, I finally found a place to go on the internet and leave a message...
As most of you know, I'm in Rome now and it's beatiful here. The traffic is a mess and the city is so full of people, but the buildings and paintings and statues are just great to see.

I really miss christian friends around me. At this point I am aware of the difference between the way of thinking of a christian and a non-christian. I also realize the change I've been going through since I accepted God in my heart. The desire to love people no matter what they look like or how they behave is really something I miss when I look at the people around me... It's fun to hang around with them, but I still feel different and not in the position to start a deep conversation about living with christ or something.

But God is helping me. By showing me more of His presence in my life and giving me His music in my heart every day, I can deal with the more negative feelings. Yesterday we went to a church and a christian guy asked us if he could tell us something about the paintings we saw. We were standing in a hall were everything was painted, the walls and ceiling. If you were standing exactly in the center of that hall, you could see everything in perfect harmony, but if you would stand on a different place, everything didnàt look like the way it was supposed to look. The man told us that the center of that hall was like a symbol of Christ. If you are in Christ, you are able to see things in the right perspective, but if you're not in Christ, everything does not look the way it is supposed to look. Amen! That was really beautiful and an encouragement for me, also because this man showed the love of Christ, you could see Jesus had touched his heart...

Lord, I want to thank You for always being there, no matter where I am. Thank you for showing you're presence at those moments when things seem hopeless. I ask You for your blessings during this week, especially for the people I am with. Please show them the love You have for them and that receiving Your love is so much more than just going to a beautiful church or looking at paintings of the miracles You did. You are the essence of our lives and I pray that this will be so clear at the end of this week. Thank You for Your goodness and love, I really love You God... Amen.