Inspiration Point

Eleven years ago I was a Junior in College. And I was in contact with a camper I had during the summer. This often happens, especially with older campers. They continue to reach out and want the connections they made during the summer. This particular connection climaxed in October in the middle of the school year when it became clear that her life was no longer safe to live and she was done. No one is truly equipped for these moments, especially not a college student, but this was a moment I was called to in my dorm room in the midst of my busy college life I was called to be the one who would make the call so that she could live. Wednesday, she turned 24! God is good! There have been many defining moments in my ministry career and many defining names that I will never forget, but the one that always seems to be the biggest is this one. That moment when I was called out of everything that was comfortable in my life to help, to be present, to listen to a young soul that was crying out ...

 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" - Matthew 6:25-26 Do Not Worry - Ellie Holcomb I have always been a worrier, so this has always been at the top of my favorite scriptures. I can find it even without remembering the numbers because I have turned to it so many times. Normal life gives us enough circumstances to worry and be anxious, living through a Pandemic just adds another level. Every decision we make right now has to be weighed with the potential consequences of contracting the virus. It is really hard not to live in fear. I know I don't freely run into Walmart anymore and wander around. I get in and get out, and if at all possible I order it so...