wow....hard. God be with you this week. Last week in Mark Study we studied Jesus calming the storm. Disciples were scared. "Jesus do you care?". They have reasons to be scared though. They are fishermen, they know the sea. They underestimate him, don't totally understand his power, and they don't realize his commitment to the situation. It was Jesus' idea to go across the sea. When he embarks us on something he'll get us to the other side. I love this story. Your life really reminds me of that story too. A storm, absolute chaos on multiple levels. In worship we watched a video on mother theresa. one of my favorite things about was that according to just about everyone she was no one out of the ordinary, nice and all, but not someone who stood out from those around here. "average". as if anyone is average but you know what i mean. but what allowed her to lead such an incredible life was her bull-headed trust in God. When he called her to do pick up the dying on the street in Calcutta I don't think she'd even been there before. she wasn't an expert or capable or anything....she just started with the first half-dead/decompising, half-alive person in front of her and kept going, trusting that God would provide. THAT is the secret. Just walking forward, into the unknown, with all its doubt and uncertainty and valid reasons for fearing and hanging back BUT stepping forward and hanging on to your rope "God, you have to pull me through. Despite all this chaos I know, I am trusting, I am depending on you quieting the storm. I am depending on the fact that you are bigger than i think you are and you will PROVIDE".

GOD BLESS RACHEL the beautiful in her storm this week!