I am proud...

Early tomorrow morning our son will begin his 48hour Meditation Marathon - reaching into himself, into where God dwells, where spirit dwells.  I cannot imagine the amount of commitment he has made to this.  He has come very far in his walk with the Spirit and has learned new and exciting ways to experience God. 

He enjoys entering into dialogue about all of this too, so if you get the chance over Christmas (December 16-25), I would encourage you to have a chat with him, to ask him about his experiences, to find out more about where God has taken him.  It would be well worth the conversation!  Besides, P.A. is still his 'home' and it would be of great encouragement to him to know his friends back home understand a bit about what he's been doing these past many months. 

Over our lifetime, all of us experience things of great value, things that change us into different people.  I can think of many instances myself!  I know you can too.  And it's not only the 'experiences' that change us, but the people around us at the time are also part of that process.  Whoever we meet and wherever we meet them, there is a dimension, an unseen dimension, that allows a part of that person to be a part of us.  It changes who we are for the better or worse.

So, even when we don't quite understand another, their story or their experience, it's up to us to choose to take whatever positive things we can from that and make it good for ourselves.  In doing that we make it good for those around us too.

Having said all of that, and just coming from a quick phone conversation with Matt, he really IS encouraged by his response from folks like you!  And some made real sacrifices too, to give to his cause.  Be sure that he is greatly appreciative...he told me. 

As his sleep was very short, if not non-existent last night as he worked on his video presentation, he finds himself already tired before this 48 hours of meditation.  But he will do this and he will be better for it...for himself, for you and for the world as a whole!  His total intention in this is great!

I'll be asking God to uphold him!  Perhaps I will join him for a few hours too, as I sit and attempt to get well.

Hope you all sleep well...and that Matt will also.  He's out to change the world (as all of us should be, I suppose)!