play week... pray week

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." Romans 12:12

This is it.  Play week at school... and the week before Spring Break... could it be any wilder?  Please, don't even answer. 

As the extensive cast for "Mary Poppins" soars on stage before the anxious eyes of friends, family and visitors, there is also a vast backstage of support for the production... expanding from students, teachers, parents, administrators, other staff members and various volunteers.  I am thankful for the many hands and many hours of dedication.

And as the show continues for the week, so will other events... good ones, bad ones, happy ones and heartbreaking ones.  I am reminded changes, large or minuscule, can occur in a split second and move us from playing to praying.  That's just the way life is.

May your day be filled with a comfortable balance of play and pray.  But if not, doesn't it give you tremendous relief and hope knowing God will orchestrate the necessary changes.  He works all things to the good for those who love Him and have been called according to His purpose.  And, curtain calls are His specialty.

we are loved and chosen by God,
may we live like we believe it,
veneal