6/26 - Living on the Edge (or at least taking a trip out there)

What I did:

After a nice, but what felt like a very early, breakfast this morning I got ready for morning prayer. It has been going on all week at Cliff led by the students, but today was a little different. We met and then all walked up to what is called the Edge. It is the top of some cliffs somewhat close to the college. It was a nice long walk up there, but the weather was great. When we finally all got there we congregated right near the edge of some rock face and had some time of worship through singing and praying. It was really nice standing on the large, steady rocks that reflected the strength of this community founded on the unchangeable and immoveable faith in an unchanging and ever-present God; and the wind rushing over our faces seemed like it was carrying our prayers and praise straight up to Heaven.

We spent a pretty long time up there, but eventually headed back down in time to grab some lunch. I ate and watched some of the Wimbledon coverage. Eventually my tiredness (and probably the effects of the allergy medicine that I took just a little too late in the day to work when I really needed it) took its toll and I laid down for a little nap. I came to a couple hours later and realized I needed to go settle my account with the college. Unfortunately it was just a few dollars over my limit for my card (grrr exchange rate), but mom to the rescue to get it worked out. Also during this time I began to stress out a little since I realized I had nowhere to sleep tomorrow night (for sure), or for that matter, the next ten days. But I finally calmed down, realized it was ultimately out of my hands, and just waited to see what God would provide for me.

I watched some more Wimbledon as I ate dinner and eventually got ahold of Matt and sorted out staying with him. I managed to book a hotel for a night in London that I need and so far so good for all of that. I have almost got all my accommodations taken care of for the rest of my trip. I also realized that I will have to return the book I checked out of the library tomorrow, so I have been hurriedly trying to finish it. My rollercoaster of brief anxiety has returned to a reasonable low and I am ready for a restful night.


What I learned:

I get stressed out over little things that just don’t work out and are barely in my control, which is silly and unnecessary. But I have also learned through this that dependence on God and the provision he provides through his people is to never be overlooked or forgotten, and can make for a much more peaceful day.

Take allergy meds first thing.

Sunny evening with light breeze = beautiful opportunity to sit outside and read, but necessitates a jacket. However, as soon as you go get a jacket, the breeze stops and the bugs come out. This is especially frustrating when reading about how we should live an example in being content and not complaining.

Anything over 470 pounds is just too much for my debit card limit.

I really don’t think the people at the bank know why I can’t buy train tickets online.