Today I woke up early to attend mass at the Guadalupe church in Chichihualco, Guerrero. The sun had not yet rose but I could hear the church bells ringing from my house. The first set of bells was to let you know that mass would be starting soon. I hurried to get to town. Driving down the Carretera Nacional into town was different from the other days I had been there. It was so early that everything was still closed. The sun was just coming up, many people were walking fast to get to the church before mass began.
When I sat down in church I watched a couple birds that had decided to join the mass too. I didn't understand everything but tried the best I could. The priest made many good points during his homily regarding alms giving. One point stuck to me, he said that our hands are the doors to God. When they are open we can let God in. Of course, he was a lot better at explaining than I at this moment. I was moved by his homily. After mass, I came home and began figuring out breakfast. We had no tortillas, so I walked up to the New Mercado and waited for the tortillas. Everyone is so friendly to me. It is a wonderful experience living here.
Hopefully everyday can be this beautiful!
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