an honest conversation.

Our dinner conversation was one of the most honest conversations I’ve ever been apart of. We expressed our feelings of despair in recognizing our brokenness. We talked of our fears of the world coming to an end and what it looks like to live with no guarantee of a future. I listened to the deep sadness in one of my friend’s lives. I heard the heart of a friend who was mad at God. I sat and listened to a friend’s fear of prayer because past prayers were answered with a “no.” The best part of it all was I never lost hope. The Holy Spirit is alive and working faithfully. I know because I was reminded by the Holy Spirit of his work. I am not a person who gives physical touch often, but my spirit led me to reach out and hug my sad, beloved friends. I felt hope because I was reminded that Christ conquered all sin and brokenness on the cross and although we live in a world of despair, we have hope. Here the barriers of secrecy and loneliness were broken, making room for the body of Christ to do what it is called to do, and that is love.