The Baby of My Nightmares

Rewriting a sermon on Saturday at 11:30 p.m. is one of my greatest nightmares.

Losing my beloved MacBook to some clumsy error on my part is also one of my greatest nightmares.  

Saturday night those two nightmares made a baby. 

I was trying to get things sorted on the technology side of things for the gathering in the morning so that I could finish the message when I "pulled a Michael" and dumped a full glass of water all over my computer. A full glass.  Of water. On a laptop. 

Self-destruct in 5, 4, 3, 2...

It was horrible. My laptop is without battery sitting in the house drying, where tomorrow I will press the power button and hope for the best.  Saturday all I felt was panic. 

But then something wonderful happened.  Summer prayed for me.  And it helped calm me down and focus. I was able to settle down and get to work.

Yesterday Hopesprings met for the first time in Sioux City.  A group of people gathered together to take their next step towards God and each other.  We sang, ate, reflected on some Scripture, and got to know people better.  It was great. We are so excited about the journey that lies ahead.  Oh and Saturday night while I was freaking out, I got pulled away from my freak out by a guy who is hurting and needed some hope and prayer and a friend...way bigger deal than anything I was worried about. I got pulled away from "my work" to do the work.

So don't cry over spilled water.  God's world is bigger and the opportunities to live out the love we've been given are much better than a silly computer or the inconvenience of a late night rewrite. I want the last few weeks to be chiseled on my mind and heart.  There is challenge and difficulty and heartaches ahead, but all that is nothing beside the love of God and the story He is telling here. 

To see Him in and among and through this adventure, and to know Him better...this is worth any potholes in the road we are on.  

PS:

Space will be an issue in the location we are using Sundays...we need to move soon. Great problem to have. Keep those flares coming.