So Campus Crusade puts on quite a few social activities throughout the year, both for believers to have fun but also so people can invite their unbelieving friends to experience college parties that are fun without the typical college party stuff. Friday they’re having a Masquerade Ball, and while I don’t know what all they’re doing, the theme is to come with a friend dressed as a famous duo. One of the guys in my Wednesday afternoon Bible Study is a Mennonite and he said something about going as Menno Simons. I thought that was very funny, imagine us going there as Conrad Grebel and Felix Manz or something. Of course, we’d definitely have to explain it to everyone.

But I’m not going.

When I’m down,
When I’m down and out,
When my heart
Is filled with fear and doubt,
Then I lift up my head and He lifts up my heart
And my troubles just all roll away.
-Dottie Rambo (I think)

This actually is very, very true. It’s amazing how often we sing or say stuff but in the meantime we have a need and we totally neglect what we sing and say all the time. Focusing on Christ really sort of puts stuff into perspective.

Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.

I love that, “strangely dim.”