Category Archives: Faith

Some Prayer

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Following Rick’s example…

OK Lord… You know what you have planned for Jon and for me and as such, You know where we are supposed to be heading right now. I pray You would be with both of us today, that You would give us assurance that You know the plans You have for us, and that You would let us know what those plans entail, be it going to Billings or somewhere else in Montana.

I pray Your hand would be on the joint council meeting tonight and that You would help Jon to know that the bishop and K are there to support him and to make sure that the churches do give him a fair severance package. I also pray that Jon would have a call in hand so that he could go in knowing that You have a plan for him and that his destiny is controlled by YOU and not by some dysfunctional people.

I pray this in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ, Amen.

My Day Thus Far

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This morning, I wasn’t feeling up to dealing with people socially so I trekked through the fog and mud to BIG LUTHERAN CHURCH IN TOWN. It was an OK service with a pretty nice sermon. Afterwards, Krissy and I talked and I think she and I might have licked the problem with getting Meditatio back up — now to have my hosting company do their part!

I had a lovely nap after Wait Wait — Don’t Tell Me and am now pondering whether to go to an event tonight with some people from church who are of a more evangelical persuasion. (In other words, they’re pretty much Baptist/Pentecostal types who have determined that they need to stay at Church #2.) I guess the speaker has the gift of prophecy and there are a bunch of people with the gift of healing? Not sure if that’s what I need but I’m not complaining.

Freya has decided that she is my office cat. She spent yesterday curled up with me on her “alternate altar” (also known as the camping chair next to the computer chair) and she hopped up there when I sat down at my laptop this afternoon. Such a lovely little demon!

For the Sake of Settling My Stomach

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The council president of Church #2 called looking for Jon. I gave him the phone number for Church #1 (where Jon is doing busy work so that he’s not home moping) and called Jon 15 minutes later to make sure that he was OK.

I wish Montana Synod would get their @$$es in gear on this — they SAID Billings would be opening and they SAID it was Jon’s if Havre didn’t work out. This is making me nauseous and it’s doing similar things to Jon. Unfortunately, the “throw up the contents of your stomach from nerves” diet is not a great way to live or lose weight.

I just wish I knew what was next. I know this is a test of faith and all that jazz but… it’s ripping me apart.

Could We Work Together On This?

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OK God… you’re telling me to trust You with all this fun stuff. It’s kind of hard when there’s so much that’s in the air and needing to be done.

Could you puh-lease work with me on the following things:

  • Jon getting a call before he hands in his resignation papers
  • The Volvo getting fixed
  • Being able to find housing wherever we’re going
  • Enabling me to feel safe at church
  • Curing both my anxiety and Jon’s

Ummm… thanks and Amen.