Breathing Room

I know people are encouraged by quick social media quotes but as I've gotten older trials have been more complicated. More friends divorce, die, lose family members. Systemic oppression around the world, racism, division among people, and social classes, depression, suicide, addiction. I used to wander aimlessly looking for existential solutions for my inner pains. An array of distractions made me a type of floating raft in the ocean of life. Tossed by every wind and wave. But God......... The next season was embracing my faith and most of my faith journey was a speed boat. Gathering, doing, serving, racing, learning, and sharing, but I found that's the quickest way to run outta gas. There's just not always an answer to life's woes in a nice neat Facebook quote. It doesn't make you less spiritual it just makes you real. I'm learning now to be a sailboat. The work goes into putting up the sail and learning how to steer as the waves of life start rocking. I can...