Life Lately a song written by Parra for Cuva, is one of my all time favorites. No words. Speaks to my soul.
Life, literally, has me by the short hairs (btw, that’s all I’ve got). Mom keeps falling. My youngest son stays down. Unwilling to accept help. Friend after friend battling disease, death, and desire. My body is so damn strong but a weak heart and wrecked skin tell another story.
God is good, so very, very good. And yet, life lately, can seem insurmountably difficult. So, I turn to timeless truth. Scripture. I see the beauty in God’s design. I see the cross and the empty tomb together. I feel His presence. My broken heart cracks a sincere smile. And, I’m reminded my role.
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way.
I find rest in the wreck. Rest in the unease. Even rest in the disease. Rest in my plight and rest in the fight. Head hits the pillow. Prayer and peace follow. Sleep arrives and next thing I know (yada, yada, yada), I’m awake and grateful for another day. OPUS Monday through Sunday. Energy fills the cracks in this broken man. Gratitude replaces depression about what’s been. Gratitude erases anxiety about what’s coming. Peace.
Transported back a decade to Jack the grappler’s timeless words – You cannot be fearful and grateful at the same moment in time.
Life. Grateful. Damn.
Live hard. Love ❤️ harder. Much harder, huh JimmyTHEgant…
BUILT TO LEAD 