Big Trucks

Today reminded me of a certain Nooma video entitled "Luggage." Though the point i'll make isn't the point of the video, it hit home today. This woman realizes at the end of the video that she needs to go forgive, and she gets in her car. She is doing everything right as far as going to see the person and her mindset of forgiveness. It's all biblical, it's all right... And then... at the very end, a huge truck from nowhere brutally rams her and her car. It pushes them both away, leaving nothing. Nothing... a word that means insignificant, empty, alone, useless... Sometimes when we are living for God and on a spiritual "high," we are blindsided by something. A thing you never see coming. It usually doesn't seem too big on the outside, but it attacks just the right spot, our vulnerable spot. This kind of attack happened today. To me. Without going into too much detail because this is extremely personal, it is tough. A relationship is strained, I am affected. I can do nothing except watch. Accepting it, understanding it, dealing with it... It may not change my life forever, but it will for a long time.