- wearing jeans at work
- purple orchids (some of the flowers I was arranging this morning)
- the hug and attentive listening of a friend
- hearing Jesus' truth and healing as a new friend shared her journey with a room full of strangers
- being with people who felt a bit like my "tribe"
- the quiet grace of spilled tears
- spicy chai, and ethiopian stew
- a late night bus ride home with time to pray and ponder
- books I'm still enjoying
- crawling into bed at the end of a very long day
Monday, October 17, 2011
Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 62
Today's Daily 5:
Sometimes I Forget...
Sometimes I forget that Jesus loves and knows me.
That when I simply can't, He still knows.
I was reminded of that the other night, as I hung up my phone.
Despite being a (mostly raging) introvert, I have struggled often with loneliness, and lately have been attempting self-care in the form of making sure that I have quality time with people to feed that part of my heart.
The last week or so, though, I simply haven't had the energy to initiate, and to make sure that outings like this were on my calendar.
And yet, as I hung up my phone, I was reminded that Jesus knows my needs, often before I would even recognize them.
In the next week, I expected to have very little social interaction, simply because I had no energy to arrange for them. I knew I needed it, but I just couldn't make it happen.
Instead, though, I've got several engagements on my calendar.
I unexpectedly shopped with a friend on the weekend. Tonight I'm attending a local gathering of people passionate about missions. I'm going with friends, to hear a mutual acquaintance speak about her time as a midwife overseas. Tomorrow I'm having dinner with a long time friend. And later this week I have house church.
And so, as I hung up the phone on an unexpected call the other night, asking if I wanted to have dinner, I was reminded that Jesus knows and sees and loves me, and that sometimes, when I just can't quite find the energy or strength to reach out, He takes care of that as well. And there was joy and peace in that simple reminder.
That when I simply can't, He still knows.
I was reminded of that the other night, as I hung up my phone.
Despite being a (mostly raging) introvert, I have struggled often with loneliness, and lately have been attempting self-care in the form of making sure that I have quality time with people to feed that part of my heart.
The last week or so, though, I simply haven't had the energy to initiate, and to make sure that outings like this were on my calendar.
And yet, as I hung up my phone, I was reminded that Jesus knows my needs, often before I would even recognize them.
In the next week, I expected to have very little social interaction, simply because I had no energy to arrange for them. I knew I needed it, but I just couldn't make it happen.
Instead, though, I've got several engagements on my calendar.
I unexpectedly shopped with a friend on the weekend. Tonight I'm attending a local gathering of people passionate about missions. I'm going with friends, to hear a mutual acquaintance speak about her time as a midwife overseas. Tomorrow I'm having dinner with a long time friend. And later this week I have house church.
And so, as I hung up the phone on an unexpected call the other night, asking if I wanted to have dinner, I was reminded that Jesus knows and sees and loves me, and that sometimes, when I just can't quite find the energy or strength to reach out, He takes care of that as well. And there was joy and peace in that simple reminder.
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