I got a card in the mail today. Actually, I received several, which was wonderful, as we (people) don’t seem to send much in the way of snail-mail these days. They were birthday cards, mostly, because tomorrow is mine.
But the card I’m writing about here– the card I am quoting– isn’t a birthday card. It’s just a card from a friend to a friend who is having a hard time with all that is on her plate. And the card is so beautiful (she made it herself) and the words so timely and wise, clever and kind, that I thought I’d just post it here.
I really don’t think my friend will mind.
I hope that amidst your busy hours, you’re still able to find some time for rest. These past few weeks have been extremely overwhelming for me as well. I find myself begging God to add just two short, but much-needed, hours into each day as I get ready for bed… when I realize that the day is really over, yet I’ve still so much to do!!! Two hours isn’t such a big deal– is it? Hmmm. If the circumference of the earth is approximately 24,900 miles, and the earth spins @ ~ 1040 m/hour… adding 2 hours would increase the circumference of the earth by… over 2,000 miles. Well– I think this little planet of ours is big enough as it is. Adding two hours really would screw up the entire solar system. I’m sure God has placed everything exactly where he wanted it, and exactly how he wanted it. So… 24 hours is all I’m gonna get, & though it seems to suck now, I really doubt that I’d want it any other way than God’s way. Anyhow– despite all the busyness, may we both rest in God. I’m not asking to be crucified, but I do earnestly wait for the day when I can shout with joy these three words: “It is finished!” Until then, God’s power shall continue to push us along.
And it does push us along, this warm, insistent, invisible Power– pushing us through the seemingly impossible and providing improbable rest along the way.
Sometimes the rest comes in a weekend off, sometimes it comes in a meal made by a friend, and sometimes it comes folded between the edges of a greeting card.
Thank you, dear friend– and friends– for loving me.
