To My Coffee Break Women...

So it hit me this week that Coffee Break starts 2 weeks from today.  Of course I reacted with a bit of panic. Panic because here we are, 2 weeks away, and I have yet to do any real planning or studying.  Maybe one day I will get ahead.  Yeah, probably not.

But along with the panic, I also felt anticipation because I have learned that leading all of you amazing women over the years is a tool that God has used to mold me more and more into His image, and I am looking forward to seeing what He has in store for us this year.

I need to say thank you, again, for coming back for another year and even bringing friends along.  (You are coming right???)  It humbles me greatly that you find this time we spend together; laughing, sharing, praying and digging into the Bible, worth carving out time for.  I pray that God will continue to bless this time as one where everyone who comes can experience His grace and unconditional love.

That being said, I ask that you would pray for me and for our group.  Pray that God would open my eyes anew to what He is teaching and what He wants us to hear.  Pray that you would have ears open to hear what He is teaching and a heart that desires to grow closer to Him.  I have read through the book of James (what we will be studying if you missed that email a while ago)  a couple of times now and the first time I read it I was a bit intimidated.  James begins, after a short greeting, with, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers [and sisters], whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."  Apparently James was not a man who minced words with small talk but just got right to the point!  James does not give us the luxury to warm up with the easy stuff but challenges us right from the beginning.  We've got a lot to learn this year, I'm looking forward to it, hopefully you are too!