“From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.” Acts 17:26 (NIV)
Recently, I visited Washington, DC, during the Cherry Blossom Festival. I walked shoulder-to-shoulder with a crowd of people, while listening to languages I was familiar with as well as with some I had never heard. We indeed live in a multicultural world.
I wish I had the language skills to chit-chat with the Indian ladies sitting on the grass in their colorful clothes or with the Chinese couples sitting on the benches. The diversity of cultures is always something I enjoy seeing. No matter where people come from, they end up liking and doing some of the same things, such as enjoying a picnic under the shade of trees; walking their dogs; watching children play; taking photographs (and selfies!); buying iced drinks and popsicles, hotdogs and elephant ears; blowing soap bubbles and so much more.
Whenever my eyes caught the eyes of someone whose culture was different than my own, it would only take a second and soon we would be smiling at one another. A smile! One little twitch of our lips – that is all it takes! – and we are communicating with someone we never met before without using any words. No pressure. No stress of cost. Just a plain, simple smile. And sometimes that smile is the key that opens doors to show people that God is love. Go on: smile!
“Dear Lord, You have created us unique and beautiful in our own way. You love us all, no matter what we look like. We pray that we, too, can show that love to others who look different from us.”
For His Glory
Luska Suzano
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