Fellowship

We are all God's children, so why can't we all get along and make peace with one another. I have never totally understood why people break off into their own cultures and not venture off to really get to know others. This is America right? This is the place that openly welcomed everyone at one point or another. If we all are under one nation under God, why can we not act like it? Why are we so caught up in sticking to our own kind instead of getting to know each other. I mean we are all here anyway. 

Recently, I have started fellowshipping with a Muslim, who will be moving to Egypt not too long from now. She is so much like me it is almost surreal. We go through some of the same struggles, we like some of the same things, and we do not like some of the same things. We have befriended a Honduran lady and things are not much too different with us either. The major difference is just the language in which we speak. Instead of being closed minded about it we decided to embrace it, so we will learn Spanish, and teach her English. We will also share recipes. 

It warms my heart to know that even though we are all from different places and we all have different cultures/religions, that we all can fellowship and have a good time with one another. I am so excited about getting to know different people and not worry about the petty things in this life, but just celebrate life with one another. It seems to make the hard days go smoother, and we encourage one another along. 

If everyone would dare to be different and step outside of their normal "clique", and get to know others, we might all get along better, not to mention there would be more peace. I understand though, with most this is hard because a lot of us think that their race is much better than the next and so divided, for the most part, we will remain. With that division held on to, we have already fallen, but we will never rise. I do not know if people feel that they would be compromising their heritage, but "to thine own self be true". 

I comfortably remain who I am with no problems when I am around my new friends, and they do no different. Not only is it appreciated, but we learn, we grow, and most importantly we love. 

Do not be afraid to fellowship with your fellow man. It shows God that we are indeed growing, but we respect each individual creation He's made understanding that we are all His kids. Next time you see someone you feel like you would want to get to know, or you are just curious about, do not fear, go ahead and get to know them. You will be delightfully surprise at how much you can actually share.