I am grateful for so many things - my family, my health, my very life, living in the US, being a dentist, having a roof over my head, enough to eat (too much!), the sky, the birds, the sunshine on my skin, this day, yesterday....the list goes on and on. In recognition of all I have, I feel compelled to give to those who don't have so much.
I volunteer at a low-cost clinic. But the patients drive me nuts at times. They're late -sometimes they don't appreciate what I am doing for them, they don't live in my paradigm....and I don't live in theirs.
I am struggling to meet them where they are. My example is often Jesus Christ - whether you are Christian or not, you can't help but be impressed by his ability to garner support and find followers. He always went to people - he didn't sit in the temple and wait for them to come to him. He met them WHERE THEY WERE! At the well, at their jobs, nursing sick family members, in the midst of their good times...and bad.
I want to be like that ....being ok with meeting folks where they are. Not only in the clinic- but everywhere. It is my hope and prayer that I can meet everyone where he/she is. Not where I want them to be - not where I am. But that I can be compassionate, non-judgemental, kind and full of hope - for whatever situation someone else finds himself in.
May I be mindful of that....and provide others ....with that acceptance today.
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