The last few months I have started Albanian language lessons, again. I felt I was at a place in ministry that required me to take my language skills to a higher level. My current teacher is very encouraging, and she is pushing me to take all the "stuff" I have learned in the past, and putting it all together and using it correctly. This is still the most difficult part of ministry for me, but I am trying and working at using my Albanian language skills more often, more consistently, more confidently.
Two weeks ago my teacher shared with me a very cool word...
marrëdhënie is an Albanian word, translated it is the word for "relationship"...
but...
when the word is broken into it's parts, marrë means "take/receive", and dhënie is a form of the verb "to give".
Isn't that such a wonderful word for relationship? Relationship is about giving and taking, but the order of the words is very interesting..."take" is first, and then "give". That is how it is with our "relationship" with God...we "receive" from Him first, and then we "give". In any relationship...it isn't about giving to others first, it is about receiving and then giving.
When I come across this word, or use it in a conversation, it makes me smile...! Such a wonderful reminder of my "relationship" with my Abba Father.
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