We were reminded today that tomorrow is July 31: the date when the driver of the truck will appear in court to enter his plea as to the charges laid against him. Does tomorrow or what may be said, do anything to change our journey, or the space in our hearts? No. We are learning in all of this, that God is at work in many lives. We pray for His healing in all of us who have been affected by this tragedy - the driver included. Certainly, God is at work in Lydia. She is being transformed, whether she has emerged, and her wings are drying in the sun, before she can fly, or whether she is still forming in the cocoon; at whatever stage she is at, she is being changed in all of this. And so are we. We live more one day at a time. We live in hope. We trust. We laugh, and we love more deeply. We rely on the provision of God through the hands of many, to care for us, help us, and encourage us.

The words and beautiful harmonies of a Steve Bell song, entitled We Come, spring forth:

We come, we cry, we watch, we wait, we look, we long for you.

I would add to these words, we hope, we laugh, we thank, we love ... we look, we long for you.

Here is the full song.

We Come
Our hearts are empty without You
Barren and cold
But for the bold
Hope that You Yourself
Planted within
In the mighty name of God
In the saving name of Jesus
In the strong name of the Spirit
We come
We cry
We watch
We wait
We look
We long for you

Sometimes we long for the morning
For a refrain
From etchings in pain
Yet our loneliness
Draws us to You
In the mighty name of God
In the saving name of Jesus
In the strong name of the Spirit
We come
We cry
We watch
We wait
We look
We long for you