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the somethings that we can't explain / 11.18.08, 12:09 PM
what is it that drives a G-d to give His life for His creation?
what is it that drives a person to give up every thing he has?
what can explain something that can’t be comprehended?
if there is one thing this week that i feel our entire community (all three teams in new orleans) is learning, it is empathy. this has been a week in which unspeakable pains have been presented to us- in ways that we would never wish to experience. i hurt so much right now from a weekend that has been split into such an interesting dichotomy. i can’t even compare it to the hurt that my loved ones feel.
yet i do not hurt alone.
i guess this is why we’re here, to not only love on people like Christ would, but to love each other like He would have us do. every day i find more and more this growing sense of solidarity. the best part is that it’s with both my teammates and my community, and Christ. i don’t think i could handle anything i’ve seen, heard, or experienced by myself, and i don’t think that alone i can handle the pain that i’ve seen in my community, and- as of late- in my team members.
tragedy is such a sudden thing sometimes.
but we do not hurt alone.
if you’re reading this- and you know who you are, you do not hurt alone, either.
you do not shed tears by yourself,
you do not mourn alone.
we will lift you up, and gently transfer you into the hands of a loving Christ
we suffer together, for the joy set before us.
we suffer with you, because we love you.
when one part of the body aches, the whole body feels it.
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Jacob, I have a daughter in MY in Atlanta. You don’t know me in personal relationship, but we share the same amazing God. I just wanted to tell you that your blog really ministered to me. Thank you for sharing your heart and life in this way. You do not hurt alone…neither do I. Praying for you. :) Kristin McLellan’s Mom
By Trish McLellan / Nov 18, 01:45 PM / #
I love you so much, Jacob Ryan Davis. More than you could ever know (or maybe you do, ‘cause you seem to reciprocate that love, dear). I miss you I love you I miss you I love you I miss you. One month and counting til I get to see your smilin’ face. Bffaeaeaeaeaeaeae? Yep.
By Jordan Halleen / Nov 18, 02:35 PM / #