Exhaustion

Allergies. Gross. They just drain every ounce of energy out of me. So today has been full of siestas!

Got a call from home with some bad news. Dr. Griffin has a brain tumor and his surgery yesterday could not remove it all. Things don't look too good. If anyone reads this, please pray for him and his family. That he knows Jesus. That they feel His comfort. Dr. Griffin's got two kids - one my age and one a few years younger. It just made me stop in my tracks and think, "Goodness it could have been me." Times like that make me so anxious about friends and family but Paul's words "do not be anxious about anything" reminds to be thankful for the time I have each day. And it makes me so very happy and excited about my parents coming. I am even thankful that I now will make sure not to take this time for granted. Any day could be our last... live it like it is. Tell people how much they matter to you. Hold on to a hug for a little longer.

I'm finishing up Shame Off You and it's definitely packing the punch at the end. Wright goes into the difference between the old covenant with between God and Israel and the New Covenant of which we are heirs. This covenant, however, does not involve us. It is between God the Son and God the Father. What great day to realize that the covenant "is finished" and nothing can change that. Nothing I do can effect that. Something he challenges readers to do at the end of the chapter:
A Commitment to Keep - I choose today to focus on what Christ has done for me rather than all that I have yet to do for Him.

Rest in the Lord. Let His joy fill you - fill you with grace and truth. Fill you with life :) Love and blessings!!