Taking a Step Back

Today's a rainy day, and boy am I exhausted.

I stayed up rather late last night with my friends, dying of laughter over YouTube. Thank you, Krajecki.

Shout out to my friend Kathy Wilkening, who was upset that she didn't make last night's post. Any Trolls reading this, you should head out Thursday at 7:00 to support her and her team at Troll volleyball!

Down to business. I woke up this morning early, realized I had three minutes until my exam, ran to Theology, took a test, and ran home to help my friend Alice study. Honestly, I'm pretty impressed with myself, as my knee is destroyed after last night's run and my eyes didn't decide to focus until I walked into Room 202 instead of 204. Not the best way to start a day.

Then I got a text from Sierra, telling me to go to chapel. I was not feeling up to sitting through a sermon this morning, and was considering just sleeping through the chapel hour. But something about that text took hold in my spirit, and despite nature's multiple attempts to kill me on the way there (wet leaves are bad for balance) I soon found myself sitting quietly by myself in the back row of the chapel.

Today was no ordinary chapel. Today was Drum Circle. Everyone took some sort of percussive instrument, and the meditation was given through our rhythmic beats. It was very much a non-traditional service, but afterwards I felt strangely rejuvenated. I'm telling you, so many times in my life I've discovered that the reason for my exhaustion is not lack of sleep: it's lack of peace.

This morning I felt God's presence and peace flowing over me, and it was worth far more than an eight hour night.

Feeling stressed? Take some time for revival. Bask in the glory of our God. The song for this post is Let Me Rediscover You by Downhere. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbLydhMo-hI

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.