Truth

I have definitely been going through a good bout of burnout.  I am tired.  Living here is hard.  There are times when I just want to go for a walk and not feel like an outsider.  I want to be able to lay on grass and not be thinking about who's around me.  I want to have moments of quietness.  I want to see nature instead of concrete.  


I have been wrestling with God lately about what it means to cast my cares upon him, to carry his burden that is easy and light.  I don't do this well.  The burden seems heavy and harder than I can take.  I get angry, mad, frustrated. And then I realize, it's because I'm trying to hold it all myself.  I like to fix things.  I like to think I can handle whatever comes my way, that I can take it, that I can control it. 


But then the truth comes knocking quietly at my heart.  He never rushes in, never yells or shouts.  He just waits until I am ready to hear him.  Through the voice of a friend who says "You are strong." Or through a verse that says, "Cast your cares on him" and "Do not grow weary of doing good." Or the Spirit who says, "Give it to me. I am with you."  He always waits until I am ready to hear.  My prayer is that I will be more quick to listen.  

Work Day Time!!!

It's time for a Compton Initiative Workday!!! If you guys are interested in being a part of the movement in Compton, consider volunteering 5 hours of your Saturday morning to get dirty, have fun, and bless a community in the process.  The next workday is July 30th starting at 7am at Compton High School.  You can sign up to volunteer here.  Bring friends, family, or just yourself.  If you come let us know! We would love to see you and show you around the city! 

Sometimes

This is graffiti I wouldn't mind seeing more of...

Sometimes things seem dark when you realize the brokenness that abounds.  But then Jesus sends little reminders like this that He is present. Working and bringing peace.  And sometimes we even get to see it.