We are in the middle of a very crazy season here in Kolkata. life tends to be crazy anyway, but the past few weeks have been the perfect storm of crisis, visitors, and intense lists of things that need to be done (and done now) at Sari Bari.
Recently i sent an email to some friends and listed all the crises that we're currently juggling over here. her response was that it sounded overwhelming - and quite honestly it is.
most days i see the presence of the Lord. I feel Him holding me. I do not feel steady, but i do feel held. but some days, despite the sense of being held, it still just feels like too much.
in the midst of this, as a community we are looking for, we are longing for a new way. and we are finding it. a new way of loving one another. a new way of supporting one another. a new way of praying. a new way of engaging the people we love in this city. a new way of relating to God. a new way of offering grace to ourselves. a new way of receiving grace from one another.
this morning i sat on my bed before the day began, and asked Him for a new way. a new way for all of us to live here. to live here well.
and before i even left the house, i was catching glimpses of it...
we will continue to long for, and honestly, fight for a new way. it is hard. so hard. and it is really, really beautiful.
Recently i sent an email to some friends and listed all the crises that we're currently juggling over here. her response was that it sounded overwhelming - and quite honestly it is.
most days i see the presence of the Lord. I feel Him holding me. I do not feel steady, but i do feel held. but some days, despite the sense of being held, it still just feels like too much.
in the midst of this, as a community we are looking for, we are longing for a new way. and we are finding it. a new way of loving one another. a new way of supporting one another. a new way of praying. a new way of engaging the people we love in this city. a new way of relating to God. a new way of offering grace to ourselves. a new way of receiving grace from one another.
this morning i sat on my bed before the day began, and asked Him for a new way. a new way for all of us to live here. to live here well.
and before i even left the house, i was catching glimpses of it...
we will continue to long for, and honestly, fight for a new way. it is hard. so hard. and it is really, really beautiful.
1 comment:
Amen! Asking that you will find a new way!
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