but right now i don't really have the 2 minutes i'm taking to post. i have 40 pages to write and an exam to study for. and my right knee is a bit gimpy, and i feel my left hand is/will be early arthritic from my wrist break 2 summers ago and the plate and screws they put in.
but i love, love, love life. and somewhere inside of me really loves the book of joshua, cares when it was written (ok, maybe i won't go that far), and seeks to discern its relevance for us today, according to its historical context. and i definitely care on the very surface and with every inch of my being about new possibilities for restorative justice. and somewhere not so deep inside of me, i care about the history of religion in america, and again its relevance for today.
and with every fiber of my existence, i look forward to the minute when my very last assignments from my div career are complete and handed in, and i can shout hallelujah, i am delivered from the weight of these many pages i have been called upon to write and read over the past 3 years!
but hold on, jess, you may only take hope in this glimpse into the future - the promised land may only feed your struggle for now. you may not settle into that freedom just yet. take a look at that frida card that margi sent you and take hope in the day when you too will be free to paint and wear eccentric clothing. find hope and inspiration in it, but don't settle into it quite yet - you're almost free, but not yet.
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