Uphill...

Sometimes I feel like I am pushing a 2 ton boulder uphill. Then today the new series is about Jesus's last days "Uphill" At the end Bill Hybels asked that any of those who felt like life was an uphill battle right now to stand. He asked the seated congregation to lock on to anyone standing and prayer earnestly for them right in that moment. There was power in that moment as Pete and I stood with his arm around me.

I am intensely aware of many other prayer needs around us right now: My Aunt May just passed away this past Friday, My Aunt Carlene passed the Friday before. All their families are feeling loss right now. My sweet friend Karen's dad is gravely ill. Friends struggling with addictions. Katie struggling to find Katie. Lots of uphill battles but lots of us to keep praying for each other.

Last night I decided to see what Laurie was experiencing in Mexico at this same time three years ago and those pages are below. In her journaling she was doing a little exercise where each day she used the next letter of the alphabet to give an attribute about God. Just reading those pages reduced the boulder to maybe half a ton. I can do that!