So, this isn't a wilderness?

Monday, October 12, 2009

"I am scared."

"Why? Nothing is going to hurt you. I'm right here"

"There might be bears!"

"There are no bears here."

"What will we do if one comes?"

"There are no bears here."

This is the conversation I have daily. Peace versus anguish. Trust versus despair.

What? I have nothing to fear? You mean God is with me all the time? ALL the time? Even beyond today into that murky unknown future?

Defiantly a camping lesson that I needed.

7 comments:

TaraB said...

Dark forests have ALWAYS scared me. There's something about that unknown area of darkness that makes my imagination run wild. Trusting is hard. You're a trooper Elisa.

BrittanyK said...

i can definitely relate. thanks for the reminder. thanks for a lot of things.

Emily said...

The thing is... that there ARE bears.

Andrea said...

Good lesson. I hadn't thought of that with our 1,000 conversations about not having bears around. And remember, when it is day-time, we might find out, we're not even really in the woods! :)

laSonya said...

thanks for the SHORT blog. I must say I prefer the podcast version myself. Thanks for both :)

laSonya said...

ps I hear cinnamon keeps bears away. You should put some in your soup.
;O)

Miss Jehle said...

Who knew Terri would be a teacher?