The Art(s) of Community

My friends Laura and Aaron are part of some amazing work at their church. Read about it here.

I have unanswered prayers
I have trouble I wish wasn’t there
And I have asked a thousand ways
That you would take my pain away
You would take my pain away

I am trying to understand
How to walk this weary land
Make straight the paths that crooked lie
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands

When you walked upon the earth
You healed the broken, lost and hurt
I know you hate to see me cry
One day you will set all things right
Yeah, one day you will set all things right

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands

Your hands that shaped the world
Are holding me
They hold me still

~JJ Heller

Doing What You Know Is Right (even when it sucks)

2010 has been a lot of cleaning up. Habits, thoughts, deeds...stuff I didn't want in my life anymore. Little by little they are being torn down. But as this cleaning goes deeper and deeper, I'm reminded that restoration is something you have to allow to happen. Our individual will power cannot transform our hearts from darkness to light. So tonight, after a very long time, I thank God for showing me just how light, life can be!