A Message From Our Kahu
“Encountering Those Who Are Different”
I returned last week from a wonderful trip to Guatemala with my son Palani. We spent some time with my cousin Nancy and her husband Alvaro, who live in Guatemala City. We also enjoyed the old capital city of Antigua and beautiful Lake Atitlan where we visited colorful villages along the lakeshore.
My favorite part of the trip were the cultural sites, especially the pyramids and ancient ruins of Tikal and Yaxha. Some of the pyramids in the area are around 3,000 years old, reminding me of the sophistication and well-organized communities of the Mayan people who ruled that part of the world so long ago. Some of the museums we visited contained beautiful masks, containers and implements from those areas.
As I look forward to celebrating Pentecost on Sunday, I wonder what God’s Spirit might be telling us about appreciating people from other cultures who are quite different from us, who see the world through other lenses, and who find ways of connecting with nature and one another which we might find altogether strange. I hope we can have a spirit of openness and appreciation. I hope we can give and receive God’s unconditional love with everyone!
Aloha Nui Loa!
Kahu
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