At a loss for words...

Overheard while standing outside a Sunday School class:

Teacher: Can God use you?
Participant: Of course, God can use an ass ... (not kidding)

Teacher: Who wrote the Bible?
Participant: King James (duh!)

Teacher: Can God use you to share love with people of other religions?
Participant: You mean like Catholics?

Lately I have been at a loss for words. I intended to use the above quotes as a jumping off point for brilliant editorializing. However, that morphed into late night ramblings.

As I ponder on tonight's posting, my mind returns to the events surrounding me. The stories are rich, but the details are not mine to share. Here is the Cliff Notes version:

• My mother's elderly male companion practically lives at my house.
• My niece's boyfriend is deploying to Afghanistan.
• The septic tank is acting up.
• A teenager in my life is struggling to survive.
• Money is a dirty word for so many of us.
• A dear friend relives her recent loss as a fellow church member approaches their shared 'due month.'
• Family members grieve the death of their baby girl.
• Other friends wait for the money and clearance to travel to Ethiopia and pick up their two daughters.
• I prepare to lead a team of 17 to conduct eye glass clinics in Nicaragua.
  
• P and I are planning a wedding.
  

What started as a list of stories now resembles a prayer list. So, if you are a praying person remind God of at least one person on the above list. Each of us needs a little reminder of God's presence and peace.

"I am looking into you and you are looking into me and together our salvation is bigger. "

No Myoung Su