submitted by Mikaela Holford
As I sit here tyring to think of some deep and meaningful metaphor that will inspire those who will read this, I just keep returning to my most recent embarrassing story. I am constantly having to be reminded to not take life too seriously, so I thought I would share my newest lesson in humility:
Earilier this week I was driving around with Tim putting up posters for an event this weekend. We were going to different shops and churches around Derry and the surrounding communities. One of our stops was a Presbyterian church in Ballykelly. I walked in, expecting to have to look around an empty building for someone to give the flyers to (as I had at the other churches we'd been to already). But lo and behold I walk into a very full auditorium that turned out be be a funeral!! And here I am wandering in asking, "can I leave these with somebody?" they all just stared at me, didn't respond to my question, just stared. So I turned and awkwardly exited, and as we were leaving, Tim and I realized that it was a funeral, what with the hearse outside and the men digging a grave! I was absolutely mortified! Well after Tim made me go back again to find someone to leave the flyers with I returned to the car and we had a good laugh at my misfortune.
It's those moments of embarrassment that I am humbled and reminded to laugh at myself every once in a while rather than dwell on what other people might think of me.
I love what the author Brennan Manning said: "Be daring enough to be dirrerent, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony you are." May we all feel the joy of mistakes, big and small, and find the freedom to live life with a smile on our face....especially when emabrrassed. :)
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