Wednesday, August 12, 2009

3 am
I was awake and on the road without breakfast.
Heading for LHR, my least desired airport.
Easy travel at that time, otherwise I would needed to be one hour earlier.

Friendly Scots rammed the plane.
Last time I flew to Oslo, from London City Airport, there was 8 on the plane.
Now rammo. Thank you Scotland - good for the economy, if not the score-line!

I relax when travelling and my notebook fills.
I was re-reading my notes and filling them with further thoughts.
I scanned my little moleskin notebook looking for reflections from my last visit.

I stumbled on a little line I had written::
"I am blind, help me see"
I sat on a plane on the tarmac of Oslo airport with tears in my eyes.
A rush of emotion.
A spiritual moment.
That is what I am working with tomorrow -
the desire to see -
develop -
grow -
change -

I felt the video in my head replaying that man coming to Jesus and saying::
"I am blind, help me see"

If we stumble in that very place.
Take time to reside there for moments -
desiring to see ........
That
is a good place to be.
An open heart.
Palms wide open
No clenched fists
No pointed fingers
But a soul willing to be refreshed ........................

The air hostess gave me a genuine smile.
She had no Peppermint tea but offered me Lemon tea.
It wasn't a customer service smile -
it was real/authentic/reaching out .......
(Customer service in a mission based organisation
is a poor concept it seems to me.
Training humans to smile and say the right words- not ok.
We need to train to love .....................)

I would like to drink peppermint tea with her, I am with the hostess again.
Then I think about Derek, Julie, Dana who send me emails I want to answer
and not done - yet.
They are joining me in a cyber tea, and about to enjoy our time sipping tea together ......
...... I will reply when I climb this hill .......



Pipturesque of my friend Oyvind
and great host in Molde.