My parents are here! Joy! It's really really great to see them and spend some quality time with them and see how they've been getting on as well as sharing what's been going on here.
I got a letter through the post today. The envelope made me laugh [below]
Wonder if you can guess who it's from? The letter was awesome. My favourite bit was when it said that I was missed as the "token girl". Check out its stamp:
I do miss Oxford. I miss the intensity, the friendships, I miss church, the choir, my housemates, Focus; I miss crossing the road without having to think about which way to look. I miss being able to use my mobile. I miss being able to do mundane things like go shopping or get the bus without expending any energy on language.
But the more I think about what I miss, the more certain I am that I am here for a reason, and the fruit of that reason is already making itself clear.
When chatting with Elaine yesterday she pointed me to verse 32 in Psalm 119:
I run in the path of your commands,
for you have set my heart free.
From my vivid experience this is not a contradiction in terms ... in fact it is the only real and honest response I could give to God's grace. My heart has indeed been set free from the things that used to press it down - so what more can I do but run for joy in the path of the commands of Him who created me to do so?
Today has been a good day. Yesterday was also a very good day. But I know that whether the days are good or bad, my heart remains free, although my underwear is not starched, as some envelopes might suggest.
Today has been a good day. Yesterday was also a very good day. But I know that whether the days are good or bad, my heart remains free, although my underwear is not starched, as some envelopes might suggest.
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