m old wounds and doubt. Save us from the old demons who come back to haunt us and tell us lies that are so easy to believe. Strengthen us when we feel alone and empty. May you comfort the people whose lives have been shattered by the earthquake in Haiti. Be with the people who live their lives in angry self-defense and break down their walls. Be with those who cannot see their worth as a human being created in Your likeness. Give grace to us so that we may show grace and forgiveness to others, especially when it hasn't been asked of us. Show us our pride and our selfishness. Show us how to change. Take away the yearning to be right. Heal our hearts and teach us to serve.Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Sorrow.
Dear Lord. Please come to us now in our times of sorrow. In our deep, intimate moments that no one else can see except ourselves. Heal the parts of our hearts that hurt fro
m old wounds and doubt. Save us from the old demons who come back to haunt us and tell us lies that are so easy to believe. Strengthen us when we feel alone and empty. May you comfort the people whose lives have been shattered by the earthquake in Haiti. Be with the people who live their lives in angry self-defense and break down their walls. Be with those who cannot see their worth as a human being created in Your likeness. Give grace to us so that we may show grace and forgiveness to others, especially when it hasn't been asked of us. Show us our pride and our selfishness. Show us how to change. Take away the yearning to be right. Heal our hearts and teach us to serve.
m old wounds and doubt. Save us from the old demons who come back to haunt us and tell us lies that are so easy to believe. Strengthen us when we feel alone and empty. May you comfort the people whose lives have been shattered by the earthquake in Haiti. Be with the people who live their lives in angry self-defense and break down their walls. Be with those who cannot see their worth as a human being created in Your likeness. Give grace to us so that we may show grace and forgiveness to others, especially when it hasn't been asked of us. Show us our pride and our selfishness. Show us how to change. Take away the yearning to be right. Heal our hearts and teach us to serve.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Hello Twenty Ten!
Here it is ya'll. A new decade. Twenty freakin Ten. Or as I am still saying...two thousand ten. But I have been informed that that is poor grammar. Or that I'm poor. Or something along those lines. As I type my first blog of the first decade I am excruciatingly aware of many things in my life. I still have not found a car - I don't really have a job - don't really have a plan. But let's not be negative! Here is a small reflection from my journal. I always like to list things I've accomplished in the previous year and my hopes for the year ahead so... Excerpt from my REAL journal slash it's a little edited:
1. Completed mission work in Los Anonos with amazing experiences and thankfulness.
2. Found part-time summer jobs successfully while fulfilling my dream of working in a coffee shop.
3. Went to language school for three months; made and maintained relationships with people who don't speak English.
4. Learned how to salsa.
5. Improved Spanish skills.
6. Had my 3 year anniversary of no smoking.
7. Became a vegetarian.
Other things of note...I grew strong in my faith only to then go backward which generated a lot of unanswered questions. I discovered my passions in life. I totaled my car. I tried surfing. I met the Caribbean Ocean and went to Nicaragua via chicken buses with two of my Best Friends in the world. I started playing volleyball again. I talked to my dad, albeit briefly, about politics. (Or really we discussed how we don't discuss politics).
As the new decade begins, I am at a crossroads in my life and am trying to seek the Lord for answers. Hello 2010 - I am ready for you.
As the new decade begins, I am at a crossroads in my life and am trying to seek the Lord for answers. Hello 2010 - I am ready for you.
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