It was a very blessed weekend, I caught a good few hour nap this recovery Monday, after sleeping all night… I had a great weekend but intensity plus relaxation plus people connecting in hyper drive takes a mini toll on the body, on sleep, which is crucial for processing. Gratefully Jesus keeps getting us back on track. I may not even choose to get on track for a while, I’m going to do much resting now, at my home station this week, before I travel again next week. 

One of our great and deepest conversations from the weekend, a spiritual 4 day weekend, was at my small table. We discussed that the Lord doesn’t always give us the quick fix for our problems. Sometimes it takes a long time and even sometimes not until we’re in Heaven for all to be remedied. Yet we DO see healings and answered prayers in many ways all the time, small and big things. AND WE ARE STRENGTHENED BY THE LORD FOR ALL OUR DAYS. “The Lord stood with me and strengthened me.” 2nd Tim 4:17

Now what about “Jesus cheese us”?

I know people MIGHT think it’s weird that I saved a piece of cheese (for now) that accidentally fell into my lanyard pack after taco night, but I was so impressed (as a scientist) with the spread oil stain that diffused from just one piece of cheese onto my paper. The oil stain might remind that a little grease in our wheels can go a long way. I even moved that cheese and another stain appeared. I may not save this cheese (or maybe I will, LOL), but what is not going to disappear from the weekend is the memory that God gave me, gave us, a moment to praise, pray, ponder, cry, collect ourselves, and hug… God put us together and we had time to figure out why, and start new friendships of faith, with free-form conversations of knowing Jesus IN us,  plus knowing that we need to share Jesus with others.

If a piece of cheese, which I could name: “Jesus cheese us”, can spread some grease, can not we better grease some conversations with HOPE, with PRAYER, with LOVE? With Jesus? If Jesus can cheese us, and choose us, then we can choose to cheese the world with a little love that goes a long way.

I have often relived this photo of a famous picture and notion. One of a little girl straightening her crown, with the caption of: “On the darkest days when I feel inadequate, unloved, and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am, and I straighten my Crown!” It’s both a reminder of 1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light…”

And for me? “When I have nothing left in my tank to give, I will remember that “Jesus cheese us” can always eek out one more streak of oil, and I can eek out one more praise of life lived loved by God.

God loves ya! 

Amen