Thursday, February 17, 2011

Just Life

The weather today was absolutely phenomenal. It began this morning with sunshine and loveliness, blue skies but cold air. Then it began to cloud over, the rain started to drizzle down. Lunch rolled around and all of a sudden Helliki was pointing out the window at the crazy HAIL that was being dumped down! Hail! How marvelous! Hail quickly turned to slushy snow, slushy snow to SNOWY snow (picture me screaming like a banshee and running down Main Street), and then back to rain, and then snow again. oh wait but then it rained some more...and then it stopped for a while. and then the clouds got reeeeally dark and it started raining again. It's currently not precipitating but the mist is hiding the mountains and Gambier is far from sight.
Cold.
Wet.
Dreary.
I love it!
Something horrible happened this morning. I put on my gorgeous fire-engine red wellies and noticed a mark on the right toe. UH OH it wasn't a mark, it was a MASSIVE GOUGE!! I have no idea how the heck it got there, i have no recollection of stubbing my foot or dropping anything on myself or leaving my wellies where something could've dropped and made a hole.....
Oh well. Duct tape will fix it.
I'm starting to get slightly nervous about the Young Adult Weekend (it starts tomorrow!!!). We really want people to be vulnerable and open and for that to happen we need to be open and vulnerable ourselves. On Saturday morning i'll be sharing a bit and piece of my life. It will be deep. Maybe deeper than i've ever shared with my closest of friends. But i want to set a precedent of openness that hopefully the guests will follow, enabling them to grow closer to each other and to God.
The problem i have is putting my thoughts into words.
I'm worried that i won't be able to convey clearly what i'm wanting to, well, convey. And also (selfishly) i don't want to look like an idiot.

Trying much too hard
To be the Holy Spirit
Just let go, let God.

I like haikus.

Would you pray for me?
A

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Alpha, I am soo excited to come and looking forward to this weekend. Just wanted to let you know I have been praying for you guys as a staff for this weekend for about the last two weeks. I sent up a special prayer just for you after reading reading your blog.

Just so you know, I think Jesus felt like an idiot too sometimes. He understands and will carry you in the palm of his hand this weekend. Let the Holy Spirit lead.

Alpha Davies said...

Thank you Anonymous commenter! That is really encouraging, and i look forward to seeing you this weekend too (whoever you are :)).

David Whitley said...

i hope the weekend went really well, i've been hearing lots of good things!