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Recently, I joined Chaplain Cindy on a pastoral care visit, and in the midst of our conversation, one of the folks we met shared this gem:
“Life is great, if you’re up for it.”
It made me pause. There was no pretense in her voice, no denial of life’s challenges. Just an honest acknowledgment that the beauty of life: its joy, its meaning, its hope is often something we have to choose to meet halfway.
That phrase has stayed with me. Faith can feel a lot like that, too. Not a guarantee of ease or comfort, but an invitation to show up. When life hands us grief or transition, we don’t always get to decide what happens next. But we do get to decide how we meet it: with courage, with community, with the Holy Spirit who breathes new strength into tired bones. Sometimes just getting out of bed and saying a quiet “yes” to the day is a kind of resurrection.
So if you’re feeling the weight of things right now, or if the days feel too full or not full enough, hear this: Life is great, if you’re up for it.
And if you’re not quite up for it yet, that’s okay. God meets us there, too. But when you are ready, the Spirit will be, too nudging you forward, holding you close, whispering, “Let’s do this together.”
In ministry with you all,
Pastor Laura
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