Today has been one of those thoughtful days. The ones where I walk to my classes thinking, pondering, filled with different things to think about. I guess it started that way because of the ReGathering service we had. I saw a video of a girl going to get dirty water for her family in Uganda. A song called "Joy" was playing in the background, and it just really hit me. The song perfectly describes how even through hard times you can make the choice to take joy in the Lord. It really bothered me that this poor girl and her family couldn't get clean drinking water. There's millions of people out there that live the exact same way. And Jesus says "whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me." And how much do we really think of the least of these? I know that I am so quickly sucked into my safe, comfortable college life without a care in the world. It's moments like that one this morning that suck me back into the real world and help me refocus on what I'm here for.
Tonight I had dorm worship. I really don't like how stressful that can become every time I do it. Somehow it's always coming together at the last minute. In a perfect world it would be all ready to go and I could just sit there without a care and just sit in God's presence. But I have a problem with worrying, and so it's hard for me to let all of that go. I suppose I didn't do such a great job of that tonight. At the very end I was feeling better. I'm just really grateful for a friend that was willing to help me out. I know he wasn't really that excited about playing for dorm worship, but he was willing to help me out anyway. I feel bad that I didn't manage to get stuff together as early as I should've, but at least it all worked out. Thank God.
Today I was standing in the art gallery looking at the show going on right now called "Sanctuary". There was a verse of a poem that really spoke to me:
Glory-breathed
children of dust
become immortal clay-
the skin of heaven stretched over creation's bones.
Treasure in earthly vessels.
I just thought that was so well-put. We are the skin of heaven stretched over creation's bones. We're made in God's image. Anyway...that's all I've got for today...
-C
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