Higher Ground

So tonight I went to meet a great friend of mine and we ended up at this coffee house we had never been to. There was live music, and a fairly young crowd there. We ended up having this great conversation with a former minister there, and talking about mission work and he said that he had been in Africa, and that his heart was still there, and he couldn't explain what he meant.

But I knew what he meant. My heart is in other places too.

Anyway, I was fretting all day today about this man I have met recently, who appeared to be totally interested in me, but now, it seems, I was wrong about that. So I was feeling all hopeless, blah blah blah.

Hanging out with C always makes me feel uplifted. She's so positive and spiritual and grounded. She was blabbing with the minister while we ordered our drinks, and later, he came over to talk to us some more.

I told him he should go back to Africa then, and he perked all up, and thanked me for that. Then he wanted to say a prayer with us. Well, normally I would think this was something weird and I would never do it. Especially not in public and in a coffee house.

But it seemed the right thing. He took both of our hands, and he said a beautiful prayer, and I never felt uncomfortable for one minute.

It's part of the thing I mentioned in my last post. I feel content, and now feel so much more open to the experiences of life.

It's a great feeling.