Monday, September 22, 2014

Taking a deep breath, part 2

I've started running with a running group on Sunday mornings. The last two Sundays, I've run about 10 miles and have so enjoyed having a group of women to run with.  (Part of the reason I came to this group is that my best friend Elizabeth is in Malawi for the year. This used to be her running group so I guess this is one way I feel like I can be close to her by participating in a group that she was a part of...)

On the Sunday morning route, we run right by the place where I tried the simulation of breathing through a straw.  Every time I run on those trails, I am reminded of how brutally hard that was to sustain while running.  When I would take the straw out of my mouth, I would gasp for air desperate for a deeper breath.

I have thought about the next 6 months for you two as you prepare for your wedding. While you have 93% lung capacity now and while you are reaching for the stars with 100%, I imagine there are going to be some times that you all feel like you are emotionally breathing through a straw with all the stresses and strains of planning a wedding and trying to manage family expectations, etc.

So, when that happens, I just want to encourage you to take the straw out of each other's mouth and remind each other that you have all the air you need. His grace is enough...




Great is Your faithfulness oh God
You wrestle with the sinner's heart
You lead us by still waters and to mercy
And nothing can keep us apart

So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise
Oh God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

Great is Your love and justice God
You use the weak to lead the strong
You lead us in the song of Your salvation
And all Your people sing along

So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise
Oh God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me [x2]

So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise
Oh God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

Your grace is enough
Heaven reaching down to us
Your grace is enough for me
God I see your grace is enough
I'm covered in your love
Your grace is enough for me
For me



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