do you ever have those days that seem better suited for a movie than real life? like its too impossible to be real?
monday was one of those days for me..
monday, april 16, 2007..
it started off fairly normal.. i was late for my 8am class.. i drank my chai tea and finished german homework.. sang loud songs in chapel.. learned about marriage in the victorian/pre-modern period.. ate something weird at the cafeteria..
i found out that someone had walked into virgina technical college and opened fire with some sort of gun.. killing, at the time, 22 people.. people attending school to get the same kind of degree i'm trying to earn..
german class was subdued.. Christian theology class was subdued.. the weight of that one man's decision weighing heavily and quieting a normally talkative classroom.. the kind of weight you couldn't just blow off.. the kind of weight that sits on your soul and forces you to think..
walking out of class, the sun was shining.. the birds were singing.. the breeze moving the newly formed leaves on the trees.. the earth seemed to quiet in response to the sadness caused by a man with a gun..
walking back to the dorm, i encountered an interesting development.. two men and a woman stood by the sidewalk by the cafeteria proclaiming God's judgement and the doom mankind faced.. they jarred me.. i'm sure their hearts are honestly looking to show people the truth, but having them there.. on that day.. it seemed.. i don' know.. disrespectful in a way..
so, i kept walking.. i really don't know what their message is completely about.. i've only listened for about 5 minutes today.. so.. i kept walking.. i went back to my room and took a nap.. and then i went to dinner.. and i was reminded that there is hope.. that there is hope for tomorrow because there will be a tomorrow because there is a God that holds tomorrow.. and i know the One that holds tomorrow.. and for that reason, i can have peace and hope..
i know monday was terrible.. and i know the people keep coming back..
but i also know that God is big.. and He is good.. and even though i have two papers due, a really really bad head/back ache, haven't seen my family in six months, and responsibilities i would like to avoid.. God is still good.. His character and love for me remain the same in the face of such weird obstacles..
there will be a tomorrow.. the bride will get the groom (for those of you who were in chapel today).. the sun will still rise and put beautiful colors all over the clouds..
there is still hope..
monday was one of those days for me..
monday, april 16, 2007..
it started off fairly normal.. i was late for my 8am class.. i drank my chai tea and finished german homework.. sang loud songs in chapel.. learned about marriage in the victorian/pre-modern period.. ate something weird at the cafeteria..
i found out that someone had walked into virgina technical college and opened fire with some sort of gun.. killing, at the time, 22 people.. people attending school to get the same kind of degree i'm trying to earn..
german class was subdued.. Christian theology class was subdued.. the weight of that one man's decision weighing heavily and quieting a normally talkative classroom.. the kind of weight you couldn't just blow off.. the kind of weight that sits on your soul and forces you to think..
walking out of class, the sun was shining.. the birds were singing.. the breeze moving the newly formed leaves on the trees.. the earth seemed to quiet in response to the sadness caused by a man with a gun..
walking back to the dorm, i encountered an interesting development.. two men and a woman stood by the sidewalk by the cafeteria proclaiming God's judgement and the doom mankind faced.. they jarred me.. i'm sure their hearts are honestly looking to show people the truth, but having them there.. on that day.. it seemed.. i don' know.. disrespectful in a way..
so, i kept walking.. i really don't know what their message is completely about.. i've only listened for about 5 minutes today.. so.. i kept walking.. i went back to my room and took a nap.. and then i went to dinner.. and i was reminded that there is hope.. that there is hope for tomorrow because there will be a tomorrow because there is a God that holds tomorrow.. and i know the One that holds tomorrow.. and for that reason, i can have peace and hope..
i know monday was terrible.. and i know the people keep coming back..
but i also know that God is big.. and He is good.. and even though i have two papers due, a really really bad head/back ache, haven't seen my family in six months, and responsibilities i would like to avoid.. God is still good.. His character and love for me remain the same in the face of such weird obstacles..
there will be a tomorrow.. the bride will get the groom (for those of you who were in chapel today).. the sun will still rise and put beautiful colors all over the clouds..
there is still hope..
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