Anybody?

I've been thinking back to our video session Sunday night and wondering....I wondered if anybody's toes got stepped on when Beth said that you cannot divorce your history from your future. And if you try, you cannot fulfill your destiny. I wondered if anybody's heart got stepped on when Beth camped on the concept of losing a parent, losing a child, being orphaned. I thought about those of us who I know have lost a parent, some incredibly untimely, those of us I know have lost a child and didn't even get to hold that baby because it was so early in the pregnancy...I thought about those of us who could have cared less if we didn't have a mom (or dad) growing up because our mom (or dad) didn't know how to treat a child.

Was anybody choking back tears, trying to act normal during the video? I know I was, and mostly for you. For the hearts I knew were getting stepped on, for the uncomfortable closeness Beth was encroaching upon us. And yet, I think of the verse that she spoke of in Jeremiah, that brought such bright light to an ever-darkening cloud: "'I KNOW the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD,' plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.'"
Anybody need a hope today?
Anybody need a future?
Anybody besides me need to know that even if I'm clueless, at least the Lord knows the plans laid out for me, for us?

I'm so excited to be doing this journey with you. To be learning and growing with you. Thank you for the privilege. Keep up the good work (or get started with the good work if you are behind this week!) and we'll have more food and fun learning on Sunday!