last night i had a chance to watch sunday's ABC News special, Diane Sawyer's interview with Jaycee Dugard. wow. talk about courage to hope, and resilience to live out her life and look forward. inspiring. http://youtu.be/K7dMVm9YEEw has a small clip of the story.
clearly, Jaycee's had some excellent counseling. she seems to cling to words of truth that can keep her focussed on the good. one of these quotes was from the work of T.S. Eliot ~ i have yet to find it's specific origin ~ but it talks about carrying hope and waiting, holding on to hope wherever the journey takes you. a timely encouraging word for me. and a nudge to read some T.S. Eliot and see what else he's got to say.
then, this morning, i flip my calendar filled with "God's Promises" to July 12 and these words offer again, some encouragement (truly, a reminding nudge: "have courage, Carla!")
God will make you fit for what he's called you to be... he'll fill your good ideas and acts of faith with his own energy so that it all amounts to something. If your life honors the name of Jesus, he will honor you. Grace is behind and through all of this, our God giving himself freely, the Master, Jesus Christ, giving himself freely. ~ 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
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