There are many things going on right now that are clouding my vision a bit.  These are things we've already committed to like the Kiwanis Music Festival, speaking and leading worship at BCYAYM - Sorrento on the long weekend in May, concerts w/ Voilà!, coordinating the Oliver Community Festival June 1, teaching my lovely students, and just general family life like birthdays!  (And that's just me! Myron has another list of things he is doing alongside the prep for Bolivia)

It's hard to keep balanced. It's hard to keep focused on leaving when all these other things are going on.  It's hard to go to bed early!  I'm finding it difficult to get the rest needed for the daily demands placed on us.

That being said, I know that we are going to be ok.  I know that God has and will provide what we need both financially and in our body/mind/spirit to complete these tasks before us.  That is what I am meditating on when I feel overwhelmed. His grace is sufficient. I need to trust that for today.  -Jodi

So it's a few days after Easter and what better topic to write on but the resurrection?! I know Myron would be the better writer in toto on this topic, but it's on my mind.

I meet with a small group of ladies every Tuesday night-sometimes we can't all be there at the same time. *footnote* Last week no one could come so I had a "Fringe" night with the fam and went to bed at 9:30! =) 

Anyway, last night we read all of the resurrection accounts from the 4 gospels. It was invigorating to see all the different sides of the same story. Like the colors from a cloud depending on which way the light hits.

I'm not a NT scholar nor am I well-read in theology, but I was struck by personalities in the gospel accounts.  Peter who rushes out from the boat to see Jesus. Thomas who won't entertain the thought of a risen Jesus until he actually sees with his own eyes the marks from the nails and the gash in his side. I was also struck that in Luke, Joanna is one of the women mentioned. (Who is SHE?) And in Mark, Salome is named both at the foot of the cross and at the tomb with the others.  I find myself playfully asking, "H-o-w many w-e-r-e there?"  in that Kindergarten teacher voice.   Regardless of the varying accounts our discussion yesterday centered around the truth made clearer by the viscosity. Or rather, because of the variance in the gospels, the truth seems more real because of the real people involved and their real personalities with different perspectives.  I often am humored by the disciples' rivalry. However, I'm sure Mary, Martha, Joanna, and Salome along with others had similar discussions in hushed tones about their proximity and value to Jesus. It's not right to project here, but I can imagine those terse conversations!

My prayer is that I will surrender my will to God so that His will may be done in my life here, where I live and breath. No matter what country I may happen to be in. That God would order my comings and goings and be in the work I set my hand (or voice to).

"Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."