exposed

this past weekend, i was with 14 awesome women. most of them younger than me. i was hesitant about taking off my many masks. it wasn't as hard as i thought it would be. we talked openly, prayed together, cried together, ate together and learned things we didn't know before.
who knew....not me, that when people talked about studying the bible that there was an actual "study bible". all these years i have been reading my bible wondering how to study it. i always wondered how people knew the things they knew, not knowing that they had information i didn't. i couldn't find any of that information in the bible i had. first thing to do this week is to get one, and start learning instead of just reading.

i saw a woman completely open up her broken heart to us asking for prayer. something i so wish i had done years ago. the courage she showed by doing this was huge. listening to 14 women pray out loud, crying out to our lord all at once was so beautiful. it was like music being offered up in worship. it was so beautiful. this is what we were made to do.
this is just the beginning of many beautiful relationships with the women at church. something i have needed for a long time. i may be older in years than most of these women, but they are so much further along in their walk. they have so much to teach and i have so much to learn from them. they are so committed, honest, humble and sincere. i love them all.
thank you ladies, thank you for your loving spirit, and for sharing it with me.