You should read this...

I was sent this story in 850 words of Relevant today... Wow!

I relate to this - to some of the things that this guy talks about, as I have walked through similar things with friends in the last months. Cutting, drugs, hospitalization/rehab - all of these are things that are becoming more familiar, more present realities in my daily life. And God keeps calling me forward, so I guess I'll just keep going...

I keep thinking about the line from the beattitudes: "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." I am hanging out with the "poor in spirit" a lot lately, and am watching with awe as I begin to see the "kingdom of heaven" in their lives.