This is a post that I wrote last Saturday, before we left
for New York. I was having issues with blogspot so I could not post it then but
here it is now:
Today is our first day off in the
City Project and I can definitely say I did not realize how exhausted I was
until I began to rest today. This week has been so wonderful already and I am
so excited to see how much happens throughout this summer. God has already been
unbelievably faithful to our group during support raising and it’s neat to
already see the relationships that are being formed among the group. I’m pretty
sure I have the best roommates ever, Shea, Bailey and Cat. We get the privilege
of living in a purple (yes purple) house that is a few blocks over from Duke’s
East Campus. Our house is adorable and we’ve had so much fun getting to know
each other. This week has been crazy and we’ve been super busy but God has
already started to teach me. Yesterday we spent the entire morning in the Duke
Gardens. We spent two and a half hours alone with the Lord. The night before,
one of my roommates showed me this video that I absolutely loved. It takes
about five minutes but I encourage you to watch it, it is such a beautiful
picture of the Gospel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOaWb7AIVVc
While spending time in the Garden, God kept reminding me of
how beautiful His love is for us. I’m definitely a sucker for a good love story
and it’s never really sunk in to me how truly amazing the Gospel is. I began
reading Hosea and was reminded of how patient He is when we continually reject
Him. Day after day I sin against Him and His love for me never changes. “I will
betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in
love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will
acknowledge the Lord.”-Hebrews 2:19 That, my friends, is the definition of
beautiful, unconditional love and it can only be found in Jesus Christ. Nothing in this world has the capability to satisfy us.
Much love,
Julianne
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