“Why are you always so bossy?” I remember exactly what we were working on in middle school science class when someone asked me that question. I immediately shut down and no longer participated in class that day. I had never wanted to be seen as bossy. I just wanted to get our group project done in an organized way.
Jesus was in the middle of teaching a lesson when a gaggle of scribes and Pharisees traipsed into the temple. While turning the spotlight from the Great Teacher, the religious leaders claimed the center of the room and carelessly tossed a young woman in the middle of their gathering. The crowd watched this unexpected showdown take place as Jesus rose from His seated position in the treasury room of the temple.
Our Mesta Park neighborhood gets REALLY into Halloween. We’re talking a full-sized zombie graveyard two doors from our house, an interactive Frankenstein lab down the street in the doctor’s window (complete with a skeleton popping out of a coffin to scare people as they walk down the steps to leave), and over 3,000 trick-or-treaters.
This morning I sat up and quickly decided to lie back down. Could I do life today? I wrapped myself tightly in the soft covers that always welcome me and closed my eyes hard. I knew what my mind would chant, and I knew I would have the choice to combat it with Scriptures, whether I committed to a day standing upright or not. One eye at a time reopened tentatively. The loud thoughts pressed in around my mind.
My friend, Kyla Pace, is one of those women who oozes Jesus. I’ve known her for over a decade, through some of the most challenging seasons of her life, and can honestly say that Kyla walked as intimately with Jesus in good health as she did throughout her recent battle with cancer…in fact, I’d say she walked even closer in the crisis.
Coffee can be an object of conversation or a tool to eliminate the tired underneath our eyes and you can bet that Oklahoma City has plenty of places to quench your craving! Something I love about coffee is the way to drink it; slow and methodically. This slowness of time allows us to rest in Christ or even fellowship with those that we love.
