Seeing Jesus seems so much easier when you wake up every morning with the intention of seeing Him through serving others. This has proven true for me this summer, but today I felt as if Jesus was specifically showing his face to me.
A 4 year old little girl named Evelin came into the Cedeño clinic today. Lexi and I were taking the weight and blood pressures of the patients. Evelin just stood in the doorway, smiled, gave me a little giggle, and ran inside to give me a big hug. She wasn’t as happy with me after I gave her a shot in the bottom, but after she had 15 minutes of nebulizer treatment she lightened up again. As she turned to leave, she gave me a big hug and a big kiss on the cheek. Her mom said it was time to go but she didn’t want to let go.
I don’t know why this particular instance stood out so much to me, but it was almost like Jesus was “standing in the doorway, smiling, giving me a little giggle, and running inside to give me a big hug.” Moments like these are so easy to look at as ordinary, every day things. Maybe she was just excited to see a gringa (white girl), but Jesus spoke this moment to me differently.
-mary leigh
