On the other hand (besides vague references to even more obscure happenings) dorm worship tonight was a sucess, if it's not sacrilegious to say so. Seth and I decided to go with ideas that Mary Hulst had presented to us during LOFT on prayer. So, keeping with the spirit of contemplating God's attributes and how that affects the way we approach Him in prayer, we first introduced with Richard Foster's comment that "to pray means to change..." (from Celebration of the Disciplines). Then we went through a slideshow of pictures I've taken with different attributes of God on them, including companion & guide, creator, holy, majestic & measureless, worthy of our praise, gentle, etc. Seth and I took turns reading passages (Isaiah 40, Psalms 23/46, and an excerpt from a poem by Rilke in the collection Love Poems to God). We also sang three hymns a capella, which was just beautiful (What a friend we have in Jesus, How Great Thou Art, and Holy, holy, Holy!) Overall, it was restful and different than what we've been doing in dorm worship, which I felt was well-timed :) I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks as we take Prayer even further...!
Oh, and I still love teaching. Love it, love it, love it. I was so tired on Tuesday and was glad to leave at noon, but today (Wednesday) it was so much fun because I got to be in charge all afternoon while my cooperating teacher went to an IEP meeting. (The teacher from the media center came to help supervise, but I ran the class!) We're going to the IMAX & John Ball Zoo on Friday, so I'm really excited about that. :)
And now that I've got Jubilee Fellows, that really takes care of a lot of concerns for next summer and fall. I'm feeling more drawn to ministry than ever, which is both exciting and scary. Eric and I had to stop by the seminary the other day because his paycheck had been found and brought to the office there-- and I made a comment about how I'd love to go to seminary someday. Eric looked at me, thought for a moment, and agreed. He said that it would be wrong for me not to. I guess the question is not "if," but "when"...
God is good. He has been giving me grace abundantly these days, and I'm not seeing it, but I know it's there because I'm surviving and could be doing a lot worse! He lets me know that He's using me despite me, and that good things can happen even when it seems hopeless. I love Him.
Here are some pictures from my walk with Mary today!
This red bike seemed to glow in the light.
Leaves and blue sky.
Me with my dear friend Mary (Barnabas in BB!)
I love playing in the leaves!!!
Mary's look of sheer delight is priceless here :)
...one more...
Great is thy faithfulness,
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed thy hand hath provided,
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
(and unto you, as well.)
Blessings,
Betsy
1 comment:
Dear friend... What beautiful reflections and pictures. I'm excited to see you again (the sem stop was too short! :) ). Two things:
1. What time does Godspell start on Thurs?
2. I'm thinking of you this w/e - - - particularly on Sunday. And hey, I'm preaching in GR on Sunday morning @ 9:30am... let me know if you're interested and I'll tell you where. :)
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