Snapshot

First of all, I'd like to apologize for any misspelling or punctuation errors. Typing on an iPod is much different than a computer.
Right now, we have just returned from our first foot washing rally. As an introvert, I can say that my people quota has been reached for the next year. From the minute we stepped off the bus, there was an overwhelming crowd around us, pushing and yelling and waving from all sides. I do not have the words to express the feeling surrounding that village. I'm sure as time goes on and I process all the sights and sounds and voices and people and food and smiles and words that I'll be able to better articulate how I feel.
But. The great thing is that this life isn't all about me. And thank goodness for that. The most powerful lesson God is teaching me is that I can only comprehend a snapshot. In my humanity, I do not have the ability to fully understand the person of God or what He is doing in His people. I have put this great and unknowable God in a box. I have built constraints for Him and harnessed Him with limitations. How wrong am I.
India is shattering my expectations about God. He is surprising me His character and reminding me of many of His attributes that I've chosen to ignore. Here, we sing that God calls everyone, that He invites everyone to His temple. I like to sing these things but don't live them out. I like to take on the dole of God and determine who is worthy of forgiveness. But how can my sinful nature decide this when I myself am a hopeless sinner? The good news is that God has truly made room for everyone because He loves everyone.
While I cannot comprehend His many works going on in India, I feel so honored and blessed to be used for just a snapshot.