Nashville, TN: I sprained my little foot while doing something completely crazy -- walking. I wish I could say it was something more like a bar fight or a pole dance gone wrong, but it was simply walking in the park with cute-but-completely-inappropriate-slip-on-shoes. To heal it, I simply have to keep it iced and elevated and... wait. Ah yes, my old friend time is here again. I swear there's nothing worse than knowing TIME is the only thing that's going to heal you. "The many contradictions in our lives - such as being home while feeling homeless, being busy while feeling bored, being popular while feeling lonely, being believers while feeling many doubts - can frustrate, irritate, and even discourage us. They make us feel that we are never fully present. Every door that opens for us makes us see how many more doors are closed.I know, technically, my sprain didn't happen to bring me closer to God, but there is something to be said for being forced to sit and wait and let the power of time, inspirational reads and ice packs do their healing things.
But there is another response. These same contradictions can bring us into touch with a deeper longing, for the fulfillment of a desire that lives beneath all desires and that only God can satisfy. Contradictions, thus understood, create the friction that can help us move toward God."
