The thought that stands out in my head this evening is, “I am a spirit.  I live in a body.  I have a mind.”  Since I was five, P.G.’s words have been ringing in my ears, reminding me that all these parts are meant to be there.  They all work together.  They all have a purpose.  And they all need attention.

I finally made it to a Bible Study tonight.  This is something I’ve been trying to do all year, but with my work schedule, family schedule, and getting out of town on the weekends schedule, it just hasn’t happened.

So after all my absences, here’s what I got into tonight:  My sister, a few other married ladies, one young gun, and myself met up tonight to discuss a book called “Lies Women Believe.” Let me just tell you, that title is all kinds of intimidating to me.  What’s more is that the lie we were covering this week was “Lies About Sin.” All I could think was, “I’m dead.  I’m so dead.  Just try to keep your mouth shut, Sommer.  If you are forced to say something, let it be in the lines of a hmm.”

But in the end, once we steered the young one away from big, blatant, horrible sins like murder and adultery, things that thankfully none of us struggle with, I came out alive–all spirituality and decency in tact.  I must believe that I am even better it–for speaking my mind, attaching my story to my beliefs, and listening to the challenges, questions, and love of these ladies.  Even though they are still so new to me, I was able to be humbly brave in their midst.

We openly discussed levels of sin, sins that can’t be forgiven, sins that are subtle, sins that are sneaky, and sins that just look like foolishness, but really stem from deep rooted lies that, yes, we believe as women.

And my mind sizzled.

So tomorrow morning, when I am running, practicing disciplining, I will also be praying in thoughts about growing in ever increasing glory.  All of this because I believe in being a spirit, living in a body, and having a mind.  Thanks, P.G. for molding my life even now so that I continue to seek the things that are most natural to my three-part being.