so in this break i've been meeting a lot of people and befriending many of them.
several of them lead lives that are so far from the will of God, and in conversation with them when it comes to issues of spirituality, i feel particularly paralyzed.
pray that as i continue my interactions with them that God will give me courage and strength and assurance, that i might share with them the deep love of God - through my actions and through the things that i say.

but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

isa 40:31