Let the heavens ring!

"This is my Father's world.  
O let me ne'er forget 
that though the wrong seems oft so strong, 
God is the ruler yet.  
This is my Father's world:  
why should my heart be sad?  
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!  
God reigns; let the earth be glad!"

On the ground in Costa Rica. There is so much poverty, and yet so much happiness.

Way too much to do on a one week trip.

Lord let me not be overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of this world's brokenness;

Nor have too much gumption to solve every problem, for am I not broken as well?

Allow me to find peace in your arms and in the welcoming hands of a community that depends so much on relationships and so little on material possessions.

Allow us to welcome each other as we are knowing fully well that the Lord is King.