Jun 20 | CPE Journal #13: June 13th

My classmate C included a beautiful quote in our worship service today:

“The deeper our faith, the more doubt we must endure; the deeper our hope, the more prone we are to despair; the deeper our love, the more pain its loss will bring; these are a few of the paradoxes we must hold as human beings.”

For our worship time that day we were encouraged to reflect on the seasons. I decided to reflect on summer, which is not at all my favourite season because it’s so hot! And yet, when I thought of summers past (and current!), they always seemed to involve adventure. I went camping, travelling, made music, met and treasured friends, got married and went to Artaban as a youth pastor! I often think more of autumn as the harvest time, but summer brings harvest as well. Adventure can be a harvest of courage, especially for someone like me who values stability and even repetition (sometimes I think this stems from childhood memories of constant change).

It can all be very exciting, but it is also a comfort to remember that there are also times and seasons of rest, where production may continue under the surface.

-Clarity