Overwhelmed

My home-office is a mess. I have been trying to tidy it for several hours today, and still it is so much left to sort out, organize, and throw away. I can feel this sneaky feeling of being overwhelmed...

I am so behind with work; there is an application deadline today, I need to prepare for some lectures at the High school, and for a seminar the week after, and this coming Sabbath I am responsible for the sermon in Skien SDA church. I feel overwhelmed...

And all this is so insignificant. Far more important is what is happening outside my safe little world: The news this week is devastating. Tsunami, storms and earthquakes! A boat sinking. People are dying and suffering. This really gives reason to feel overwhelmed....

And still, in the midst of this overwhelmed state – along with the sadness, I feel joy, knowing that I have been able to tidy up some of the mess, I have been able to do part of my work – and far more important, I know that I am a little part in a puzzle working with ADRA that makes it possible to bring comfort to some of the individuals that are suffering. As little as my contribution may be, I am so glad to be part of a group of people who gives opportunities for people to get out of misery.

Watch a film that gives me hope!