Morning Lord. Here we are, Sunday morning, and I thought (as usual) that I’d have a quick prayer session before getting under way for the day. I must confess first and foremost to feeling a bit bleary-eyed this morning on account of the late night last night…but it was a good evening…more or less. What with Linley’s complete lack of finances, dire unemployment and desertion-by-last-boyfriend, the collapse of Caroline’s cruisy life, and my on-and-off motherhood issues we certainly weren’t the most effervescent band ever assembled – but in a weird way it was more like old times with all of us being able to share, give advice and just be there for one another. It’s hard work being real with people whose lives have all the ‘i’s’ dotted and the ‘t’s’ crossed, believe me. At least messy evens the playing field.
Anyway, that’s not to say I take pleasure in anyone’s pain. I guess the most concerning thing of all was hearing how much Caroline and Logan have been fighting – and not just about Christian, but about a whole raft of things. They’ve always been such a dream couple – gorgeous, classy, upwardly mobile – that I assumed they had the substance to get through anything. It makes me feel quite useless so I pray, Lord, that you would provide the substance they lack to help them endure. Some things cannot be gotten over, but they can be gotten through, I think.
Anyway, I’ve encouraged Caroline to try and come to church today and that I’ll help out with the kids if need be. I suggested to Linley that she could come too, but she looked at me as though I’d suggested she drink a pint of arsenic for the good of her health. Oh well, one battle at a time.
Be with us at church today, Lord, and bless Daniel as he brings your message to us…in Jesus’ name…Amen