Sharpen that pencil! Your story is being written @ WVU.
It has been a long time since many of us had a predictable week of life.
Each week can feel like we are picking from the Sorting Hat - our hopes and dreams are taken into account but ultimately we have no idea. Schedules, travel, engagements, work, time with friends, and shopping get tweaked and adjusted on the fly. I go to Lowe’s and Pull a Part and they have reduced hours. Our trips, travel plans, friends, and fun are fluid and uncertain, and seem to be the most likely to get dropped.
Your story is being written.
Most of you aren't at WVU, yet your story is still largely happening here. Joel doesn't get to celebrate his graduation in person, or with his family he hasn't seen in 4 years, WHAT!? I pause and reflect on the challenges this is posing for some of you. I’m sorry it’s hard and putting you through one awkward decision or circumstance after another.
Your story is being written. And it's being written at WVU.
Payton, Allie, Trinity….students stories are still being written in Morgantown and on the campus of WVU. And we will celebrate those stories while we dream for Fall 2020 @ WVU.
Joel, Hannah and I hung out on campus. We talked about life, transitions, and laughed with quiet blue skies and puffy clouds floating above a very still Woodburn.
We were sharpening our pencils, sharing our stories.
For those of us that lean into Jesus and scripture, Jesus said in John 5:17 “My father is always at his work to this day, and I too am working.” It is encouraging to know that God is always up to something - not in a game-of-Chess kind of way. But rather, continuing to hope, nudge, and breathe heat, warmth, light and hope into the world around us. The same thing Genesis describes Him doing during Creation.
Zoom might be required. An outdoor meeting may suffice. You may need some envelopes and stamps. Serving others might feel closer to home in your immediate circles of life, or it might feel more distant through mailing things.
Sharpen your pencil, remember that God is still up to something, and so are you. Commit to knowing that God has a plan. Commit to continuing your story even when everything looks different. You are not on pause. You're not biding your time. You are not just waiting. Everything is not stalled. Your story is being written. WVU is still the chapter you're on.
Sharpen that pencil and do whatever it takes to live that out! Join us as we pull off our own version of Lewis and Clark through uncharted waters!
Its time to share those stories, together! Let’s GO!!!
