tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088253385855282394.post1920238251152061877..comments2023-06-05T05:14:16.969-07:00Comments on A Journey of Trust: Five Minute Friday - on Saturday: OpportunityKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16642406989299255677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088253385855282394.post-27233370686432310582013-01-05T10:23:45.914-08:002013-01-05T10:23:45.914-08:00Thank you, Val! I love what you said here! A Kai...Thank you, Val! I love what you said here! A Kairos opening...yes, makes perfect sense. And your question..."Am I engaged enough with HIS heart..." oh it resonates! Perhaps a question we should all ask ourselves more often... Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642406989299255677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088253385855282394.post-24589880760105955162013-01-05T10:09:38.394-08:002013-01-05T10:09:38.394-08:00"Nafasi" is the Swahili word that is tra..."Nafasi" is the Swahili word that is translated as opportunity. This is one of the words that I wish we had in English. Opportunity in English somehow always implies chance or fate to me. Nafasi incorporates somehow an open space...a physical space (Is there nafasi in the car?) or an opening in circumstances(I have a nafasi of a job.) It also relates to time. (Would I have the nafasi to do this now?) You can see how it's basically the same, but used in some different ways.<br /><br />However, what I like about it is the way it can be used in time for those moments...not a "Chronos" moment, but a "Kairos" one... when we can actually see the circumstances set for us by God. My understanding of this word, Nafasi, made me look at the world differently. Which ones were being opened up before me and which ones am I trying to open which God is closing? Am I engaged enough with his heart so that I see which is which and can recognize when I need to move?<br /><br />Thank you for blogging about one of my favorite words! Sorry that I had to use both Greek and Swahili to comment back! ValAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com