Crystal Balls

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I enjoyed the last few weeks of sermons at the Grove. I don’t know if I really learned that much more about Isaiah 58 but I have been reminded of the Sabbath rest. With everything going on in our lives right now, it sure does feel like Su and I are busy. The pregnancy has added a level to our lives. Looking for a house has added a level to our lives. Just figuring out how we are going to live our lives here in Canada adds a level. I still feel like we just arrived here and that we are still settling in. I suppose that in many ways we still are. Add to all of this the fact that LT and I have been meeting weekly to strategize planting a house church network and life feels heavy and busy.

That is probably why I liked the sermon series. When you are tired, you enjoy hearing people tell you that you should rest. It is not that I don’t get rest, it is that I’m probably not resting in the best way. It was nice to experience work in El Salvador when there were days when work was quite often prayer, study and connecting with people. Now a days work is putting our adolescent fires, cooking cleaning and keeping one step ahead. I love my job and I enjoy working with the kids. They really are great but I do miss those quiet moments that I rarely get any more and our baby will not likely give us. Although I look forward to any and all moments that we will have with our baby in the future. Sigh.

So, tomorrow is my day of rest. Today I will prepare myself so that tomorrow will be a day that is not to my forwarding myself. I’m looking foreward to it more than I can say.