The kind of week where allergies attack without mercy, mail piles up on my desk, midterms roar in fury, work demands extra attention, my room is piled with guests, events and meetings and interviews stack against each other, an abnormal glance sends me straight into judgement, friends are as overwhelmed as I, payments are due all too soon, and my body screams "please, stop neglecting me!"
We've all had one of those weeks.
But these weeks come few and far between and I know that they will soon end. The pollen will settle, the mail will be sorted. Midterms will end, deadlines and meetings will come and go. The guests will return home and my room will once again be lonely, leaving me longing for more squatters. Friends will come out of hiding as their lives slow down too. Work will slow for a brief season between Easter and VBS. Paychecks and fundraising money will come in at the last minute. High-strung emotions will simmer down into contentment and peace.
And maybe, just maybe one day my body will get a vegetable, a run, and a nap in.
Rejoice always, pray continually and give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. -- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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