Day Six

I'm fighting a cold today, so I feel a little miserable. Sundays are long days for me - great days, but long ones. I'm at church at 7:15 am and our small group ends at 8:00 pm. Everything in between is all good, but when you're sick it can feel like a blur.

I got to see a friend today who has been struggling a lot lately. She has been in and out of the hospital with a mysterious ailment all while wrestling with confusing relationships and a crisis of faith. The last time I saw her was several weeks ago in the hospital where I got to talk with her and pray with her. Today she ran up to me at church and hugged me. I asked her how she has been and she said she is doing so much better. She was glowing. God has really gotten ahold of her heart and has helped her to make some tough choices.

I have not really seen the Holy Spirit doing a lot of visible things in me through all this, but I have begun to recognize his work in others more and more. I asked God for more of his Holy Spirit, whatever that looks like, and it appears his answer is to show me the wonderful things he is doing in other people. He is showing me his love and grace as it is lavished on others.