Silence.

All I can hear is my in and out breathing and the hum of the air conditioner.

I am on my face again - in this child's pose and on an old familiar blue rug - seeking God and hope and direction.

More silence.

I scrabble through my bible and find this in Jeremiah 30:7 (NLT)

"In all history there has never been such a time of terror. It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel. Yet in the end they will be saved!"

And then return to that face-down casting of my attention and heart to an unseen, but not unknowable, God. 

My time with Adventures in Missions is concluding as far as officially working for and with these folks. It is easy and safe to say that I sure do love them. It is also time to move to the next adventure in missional life. For me, this means being present in my relationship with Christ and being present in my relationship with people. This is all I know of "next."

No more shock and awe.

Just life and looking for the breadcrumbs left along the trail. It's the Hansel and Gretel sort of breadcrumbs that lead the way home and are often gobbled up by birds of air and beasts of field.

Katie and I plan to run the Kansas City half marathon in October so we run the sun up a few days a week.

I need to find a job and work on connecting to a place where my skills are needed and there is fit.

Meeting with M3, Trish, the weekly dinners with friends...and exploring the change of seasons.

This next season will surely involve plenty of coffee. 

And prayer. 

Because like many of us, I have no idea where God is leading. 

I know that I am here, in Manhattan, Kansas...home.

After that, I know little.

Sometimes I have no words.

But that's okay, because I found this nifty bit a month or so ago that made my world better. Enjoy.

Psalm 65 1-3 

Silence is praise to you,

    Zion-dwelling God,

And also obedience.

    You hear the prayer in it all.

2-3 We all arrive at your doorstep sooner

    or later, loaded with guilt,

Our sins too much for us—

    but you get rid of them once and for all.

Once and for all.

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I will launch a new blog about "What We Notice" in the next days. I'll post the link here. Thank you for joining me in this Adventure. You make all of the difference in how well it will finish.