Big When Small

I was watching "Boy Meets World" the other night when Shawn essentially said, "While out on the road I saw the stars, universe, etc. and I felt so small, but then I realized that when I'm with my friends I feel real big" What a great notion. I got a sense of that hiking up to Hanging Lake. Walking up to the trail head through the cavern of mountains on either side and endless sky up above. It was easy to feel very small. It made me glad that I saw that episode of "Boy Meets World" the other night, because I came back to that sentiment expressed by Shawn.

While I love my independence. I've loved every adventure I've taken. I've loved driving across the country, and much of Canada. I love the freedom. I'm going to love my summer in Colorado. Yet there is something about it that leaves you feeling a little bit smaller, a little more alone. When I am with my friends I don't feel that, I feel big. I feel important. When I am feeling my best in life it is when I am spending time with friends, being filled with their love and energy. It is these sorts of experiences, realizations that convince me that God really did create us to live in community. We were created one and for another. What a beautiful gift that is!