Every year I run a fundraiser for a local charity that helps kids with cancer and their families. Don't worry, I'm not here to ask for donations, hehe!
But here's the thing . . . There are so many variables in running an event like this. About 100 teenagers got together to write songs and record them for the fundraiser CD. The CD release party has several bands playing. There's the donations from local pizza places, Wawa, Coca-Cola, and other businesses that need to be orchestrated. It's a lot like trying to herd cats to get all this stuff lined up.
And as hard as I work toward all these goals, the stress and fatigue has really destroyed me in terms of being able to sleep (for weeks) and eat (I'm dropping weight too quickly).
I'm hurting right now. With two days left before the event, I really don't know how I am going to get through this. Somehow I will manage, like I do every other year.
But then it occurs to me why I'm doing this.
My stress and problems will end in a few days.
But the people I'm helping do not have an end in sight. They don't get a break from their stress.
So I'm asking the Lord for strength to help me get through these next few days, and to offer this strength not to me, but to those who really need it.
For anyone following Paxi's story, I think you know what I mean.
So, if I may, I'd like to offer a prayer. And religious or not, I'd like to ask for an Amen . . .
Dear Lord,
Thank you for you love and blessings. You've given me strength, and I have tried to put this strength to good use. I could use a bit more, please, but there are others who could use it more than me.
I don't know how to ask you to give us anything.
It is the comfort of your love that helps us endure the hardships in life.
Please find a way to lend your warmth to those who feel the cold.
Thanks, God.
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