Reflection on May
Dear Friend,
It is the end of May. I am sitting by an open window wondering where the month went. The sky is a pregnant gray. The wind is cold. It is raining. The splash of late spring is decorating my window pane with droplet streamers. Everything is wet; as it should be, as it needs to be for growth to continue. I am sitting down to write for the first time in a month.
This month held a parade of events for me. It is the first month in over a year that I did not have anything cancelled. At last, we gather. Are we ready? It started with a speaking gig in NYC, followed by weighted, holy, and treasured gatherings of our leadership team, a weekend retreat for our prayer ministers, and then …. my baby’s first birthday. I preached at a local church, engaged local meetings, helped host a recording project in-house, and then headed back to New York to direct a week-long Jesus Theater workshop (child evangelism program with The Salvation Army). This past weekend I officiated a wedding for a friend. They had an ice cream truck at their reception.
My top three highlights in May were:
Preaching on the topic of JOY for the first time in my life,
Watching Aimee Star devour a cupcake on her 1st Birthday,
Directing the Jesus Theater alongside my sister and friend, Erin.
Life is picking up speed. I am grateful to be on the field again, and notably in a steep learning curve on how to do this as a family with a baby girl in the back seat of the car. Somebody thank God for Mitch Luse, Super Dad. Meanwhile, I am watching the awkwardness of all of our return to life together, another topic for another time.
Grab a pen: Picture yourself in sackcloth. What do you notice about it? Invite Jesus to remove your sackcloth, and cloth you with joy (Ps. 30:11). What do you see, sense, or hear about this exchange? (Excerpt from Preaching, Joy)
Have a great week!
Katie.
p.s. Aimee Star at her 1st Birthday Party, my first birthday with a child in 10 years! Grateful and giddy.
