Our own Gesthamanes

[Emerging]

As I was preparing for work today, I was thinking about our poor sick little gerbil girl. I saw her sitting in a "desolate" area of her cage, looking very lonely but also not wanting me to approach her. My heart ached for her - how frustrating to be doing all the right gerbily things and yet be sick! As I continued to keep an eye on her I suddenly sensed how very scared and alone she felt, as if all her support was gone. But I was right there, holding her close in prayer ... what was happening?

Then the thought gently came to me how we must each face our own Gesthamanes in this life. Nothing like what Jesus did for us, in no way to take away at all from His mighty suffering for you and me .... but just like how He too, was left alone for a bit while in the Garden. That He could do His part "all by Himself" .... that He could see the measure of Himself in the midst of such a difficult task.

I know words aren't going well for me right now ... but it just was so clear how our little gerbil girl was having her moment in Gesthamane too, this morning, ... and a short while later, she was caring for herself, she was back in her nest, ... she was reconnected with all creation.

Hopefully this thought will be better filled out and I can explain better after work this evening. I do thank all for their prayers on our sweet gerbil's behalf - they are working! I wanted most of all to post this at NACR, too, but ?it's down? right now?

Are they converting? Or what? Whyever they were down when I tried to access them, I must head off to work now, so I pray for good days for all! Take care! And thanks again!!