There are thousands of adages about trying to learn something new every day. If we think we know it all, or think we are too old to learn something new, we are mistaken. Everyone has a favorite quote about knowledge, wisdom, understanding, or growth, but the main point of them all is that there is so much we do not know, and so many ways available to gain new insights, learn new ways to do things or just gain a better understanding of others and ourself.
Our willingness to stretch our limits, extend our physical or intellectual "boxes", get out of our comfort zone are activities which should excite us and challenge us and not be barriers or things to fear or be anxious about. I have a different attitude about our third year at The Great Passion Play. The Holy Land has become more meaningful to me as I am interacting with our visitors in a "teaching" environment, presenting not only the Biblical narrative of the events of Moses' life, but how they impacted me as a young Jewish boy and how that is impacting me now as a Christ follower for the past 17 years. I'm learning more about what I learned as a child, young adult and during my years in the "wilderness", and realizing that there is so much more to learn, and learn it so that it will lead to an even closer relationship with Jesus Christ.
As we had mixed emotions when we left Georgia to return to Eureka Springs last month, it is with the same mixed emotions that we leave for Colorado in a week to do our annual medical "duties". But go, we must. We don't know what God has in store for us as we travel to Colorado and back to Arkansas in mid-June, but we look forward to what He has up the road for us and know He will always be with us.
To quote the eminent philosopher, and pretty fair baseball player, Yogi Berra, "Life is a learning experience, only if you learn." And learn, we will.
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