I am convinced of the goodness of God, no matter how deficient my ability to perceive it. Things are not terrible. To the contrary; they are encouraging. It is still this life, however, and it is marked with toil and difficulty. I am glad for it, in my own strange way. Glad for the opportunity to better appreciate every generosity poured out on us by God.
I want to see you, because I always want to see you. But I also want to see you so I can talk to you about the future, and the ways it might look. Your wisdom is a great treasure to me.

- J