Ps 84:2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
This month has been so much travel; that has also meant worshipping with the saints in other parts of the country! I am struck by how good it feels to have our Lord in common; how much like “home” it can be in WY or WI or IL or KY to stand side by side saying the creed and singing the hymns. I have beheld Him, present, in his GLORY - and his glory is in the ways he takes care of the faithful, normal people, who are staggering through their lives, hearing his Word, clinging to His faithfulness. And He is present with them; always giving himself (take eat this is my body); always forgiving our sins, drawing us close.
His sanctuary stretches miles and days, wherever His Word is, wherever He is present.
Steadying thoughts for this season of feeling uprooted and between homes.
More lasts, this week
-last day at CC, last blue books
-last fighting Louisville traffic at rush hour (yay!)
-last trip to Wisconsin, last stay in the farmhouse that has been Lorraine and Andrew's temporary home
-last drive through Chicago for awhile (yay!)
-last retreat at Lakeview
-last trip to the Kentucky DMV (yay!)
-last weekend apart from my husband for a long time, I hope!
After a few more days of finishing up lasts, we will return to our new home, unpacked boxes, and a wide open calendar. Our piano needs a few weeks to "settle in" before it can be tuned, and I guess we will need time, also. Though I want to fill in the empty spaces quickly, to replace the activities and the people we are leaving, I also know there is good in the pause, the open spaces, and the quiet.
This is simply the next stage of God's remodeling project.
Lord, keep rearranging us, at your pace; and help me relinquish the reins.
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