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Kris Cunningham, who lives in the Republic of Panama, shared a ‘4-Minutes Experiment’ video that greatly affected me. Follow the link, open the video in the largest format possible, get still and very quiet, then select ‘play.’
CONNECTION – By Kris Cunningham
“Do not judge—or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?” Matthew 7:1-4.
Holy Week/Quito Ecuador – “Capes of a Different Color” – Acrylic
What surprised me were the negative comments on the video’s Youtube page. I pondered my own story, one of being embraced by the people of various Latin American countries. I did not have to prove my worth – they accepted me into their communities with amazing trust. Thank goodness they have not judged me based on negative PR regarding the USA, whether it’s caused by a single tourist or the military or our administration.
Sometimes we fill our days with too much chatter, when the best way for two people to communicate is eye to eye — or soul to soul. Continue reading
