It's so wonderful to have Christian friends you can count on and an AWESOME God to serve.  Can anything be better than worshipping God with friends?  I had a great time last night at Wednesday Night Out with Synergy.  Life is hard, but God is near to the brokenhearted.  He understands suffering, having been through it Himself when He lived on earth.  Sometimes, I think that God can't understand my pain, but then I am reminded that He suffered, too, and in every way.  We are called upon to suffer.  To become like Jesus in His sufferings, to walk the steps He walked.  It is a high calling.  It is a privilege.  It is HARD.  I want to run from this very idea, yet, I, along with all other people on this planet, will suffer.  May He be glorified in all I do and in the way I handle being dealt the blows of suffering and pain and life...sometimes I wonder if I can bear it all.  Lord, give me strength.