wine is about the shalom of God

I was listening to part of a sermon Rob Bell gave months ago on my way home from work today, only paying half-attention...

and all of a sudden he says, "Wine is about the shalom of God - the wholeness of God."

It's a long story why that is so very significant today, but it's really, really important to me today.

That will seem funny to those of you who know that I don't drink alcohol ever, that I don't like wine. That the only time I've had more than a tiny sip of wine was at a recent gathering where we were sharing communion together, and it would have ruined the moment to mention that I don't drink because of family issues... so I had the three sips in the tiny goblet that was handed to me...

Wine is about the shalom of God - the wholeness of God.

So good.

Just to balance out the spiders

So, just to balance out the spiders three nights in a row earlier this week, I had a beautiful dream last night. The details are not all for here - ask me in person sometime, and I'll probably share, but suffice to say that I saw Jesus, and it was beautiful. Precious, valued.

And, I was so tired last night that I gave up on the things I really "needed" to accomplish, and headed for bed. My lights were out by 10:30. I can't remember the last time that happened. AND, not only did I get to bed early, but I actually slept for most of the 8 hours between lights out and my alarm ringing this morning. That, like the dream, was a much needed gift in the midst of a crazy busy week.