^unrelated but true^
Something amazing happened this morning! The prayer series at my church, "Circle Maker" based on a book about prayer with the same name, came to a conclusion today. A main part of the sermons is a story about Hony. From what I remember, there was a drought and the people came to Hony as he was a bold praying human. He took his giant stick, made a circle in the sand, stood in it and prayed "I will not leave this circle until you give us rain." There's more to the story but that's the synopsis, I suppose. Because of the story, the middle school pastor brought a giant stick today for his sermon. At the end, he opened up the stage for any student to come up, take the stick and a mic, and say "My name is ______ and I will circle ___________ in prayer." MS pastor did it first and... after him, I started the line. "My name is Meaghan and I will circle those struggling with mental illness, depression, different forms of anxiety, even suicidal thoughts in prayer." I spun around with the stick to make a 'circle' and a bunch of other kids followed me! One more thing I wanted to share: I get up on stage and I saw a certain person in the back. The main pastor. I WAS SHAKING AS I WALKED OFF BUT IM GONNA REMEMBER THIS DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE SO I WANTED TO SHARE- I AM SURPRISED I DIDNT CRY