The Middle of the Story

Only a short few weeks left before I once again pack up my belongings, board a plane, and move to another place. School has begun and I feel oddly out of place. A waiting, an apathy has entered my soul, and I am ready for the next season to begin.When I was accepted to Ellerslie Leadership Training, I did not know that the coming weeks would bring the most difficult days before I even arrived at the base.
These transitions, these in-between moments are always the most difficult. Like a good book,life is like the middle of the story; usually boring but full of growth, pain, mystery, and questions. Always the most important, the middle of a story builds for the ending, the characters change and grow, and the circumstances become more dangerous.
Reminds me of the life of Jesus.  The most important days of his life were not the ones spent in ministry, but the days spent in preparation for his ministry. I can only imagine how many days during His twenties were spent in prayer, fasting, and training? Training for last few chapters, for the epic ending. Training to die.

The Time In Between by Francesca Battistelli

You were there when your Father said
Let there be light
You obeyed when He whispered
Son, You have to leave tonight
To spend nine months in a mothers womb
Three days in a borrowed tomb

 But it’s the time in between
That brings me to my knees
Knowing you came for me
And all that I can't be
I'm amazed, so amazed
And I thank You for the time in between
Don't take much for this crazy world
To rob me of my peace
And the enemy of my soul
Says You’re holding out on me
So I stand here lifting empty hands
For you to fill me up again

But it’s the time in between
That I fall down to my knees
Waiting on what You'll bring
And the things that I can't see
I know my song’s incomplete
Still I'll sing in the time in between
So many ways
Your love has saved the day
And I'm grateful for them all

 But it’s the time in between
The middle of two thieves
That says everything
It’s the reason I believe
I'm amazed, so amazed
And I thank you for the time in between
Oh Lord, I thank you for the time in between