Hi. I’m going to be real honest here. Real honest. This is Whitney-is-not-perfect honest. Confession time on steroids. If you're a Grace student, sorry--your secretary doesn't have it all together right now. If you didn't already know that from all the mass emails I've written, and corresponding mass emails correcting the first ones. But this post is probably my most raw one I've ever written, but I'm proud of myself because these past few days made me wonder if I’d ever blog again. You see, these past few days. Have been horrible. And I may keep using that word—horrible—throughout this post. Excuse the repetition. There really is no other word I can think of, despite all my AP English teachers’ lectures on word choice and variety. Sorry, six traits. You are taking a back seat because I still have reading due this week. It has been horrible partly because I am a horrible person. Wednesday of this week I called up a friend and told her that despi...
No name Just "Samaritan woman" Approached by a well by an odd man At an odd time: no one is supposed to be here right now, right now, when her shame forced her to draw water alone But shame was no match for the Living Water that baptized the isolated whore, raised her into prophetess, evangelist, beloved. "our Father Jacob," she said, but did she see? Jacob's wife was found at the well, and Isaac's too. Two matriarchs, fountain-heads of descendents, carriers of promise, approached the well and left betrothed and grafted into a covenant. Those women came and offered water, but you came and received it. Do you see, nameless Samaritan woman? You have left the well just as your mothers did: betrothed, dignified, grafted in, chosen. thirst quenched. A new mother to the many who believed your testimony A new matriarch for a new covenant. A new Bride to God himself.
And of all the things I should quit, like: -caffeine -eating pickles (they are high in sodium, did you know that?) -being late -NOT responding to texts -stuffing my face with food when my hunger monster rears its ugly head daily at 10 pm I am quitting something that I love, something that I have always wanted to do, because I simply don't have time. I'm not running a marathon anymore. :( I guess I should say, I'm not training for a marathon right now . Mark my words, as long as I'm able to run, I will run a marathon. But I have this senior recital that's kind of important and this boy that will hopefully soak up a lot of my weekends (in the best way) and I just can't right now. And I'm sad and a little disappointed but mostly COMPLETELY RELIEVED. And in the discerning words of my roommate, "Yes, you are a quitter. But sometimes that's the wisest choice." So I'm being wise, I may gain a few pounds now that I won't be ru...
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