I’m coming out of hiding.  It almost feels as though I have new eyes.  Most everything in my life has changed since I last wrote to you.  If I could explain in one word what the last year and a half has felt like, it would be “suffering.”  There are many ways in which one can suffer and some would be seen as far worse than others.  Even so one thing remains, suffering is painful and will most definitely lead to some sort of change.  In an article What is Sanctification and How Does It Work? | Cru and a google search, I found that Christians endure suffering as a means of sanctification, which is the change of heart required to gain alignment of our will with Gods will. This gives me peace.  In the last eighteen months, change has meant loss.  My family of four moved, changing our home and city which resulted in losing a beautiful community.  We walked away from being worship leaders in a Church building which resulted in losing another beautiful community.  I let go of all social media, adding to the great loss of yet another community and finally chose to step away from ...