If I had a penny for every time this question has recently been asked of me, I would have enough pennies to buy a frozen lemonade from Sonic not during happy hour.
But seriously, I do not know how to answer this question and I usually just mumble something like “I’m as ready as I can be.”
My mind cannot wrap around the reality that I will be leaving the country in about 2 weeks. It seems that my heart cannot handle anymore goodbyes. And often times I think, if I can love this much now, I cannot imagine how much more God will stretch my capacity to love. With each goodbye comes a long hug causing tears to flow as I just am embraced by arms filled with so much love. Each person has given me an abundance of love, love I perhaps didn’t even realize was there all along. What is it about a goodbye that makes one become sentimental?
I thank God for love. He IS love.
I thank God for His love manifested in people, in my people; in the long embraces, in the words of encouragement, in the bills slipped into my hand, in the tears in my eyes, and in the excitement that overflows into me.
So am I ready?
I don’t know, but I know that I am filled with so much love and am ready to share that love with those God puts into my life.
I’m ready to love my teammates in the laughter and in the tears. I’m ready to love and support my squad mates in what they are led to do. I’m ready to speak life and meaning into a person who has been told they are an outcast and worth nothing. And I’m so ready to share my friend and love, Jesus, with my fellow brothers and sisters.
