I was blessed this weekend by Ryan and Holly Sharp who came into our home Friday night to do a house concert. We were joined by neighbors and friends to hear Ryan sing and tell stories about his life and his faith journey. The people who came to the concert were a wonderful mix of the many relationships that we have made in San Antonio. I was pleased that there were just enough people for it to feel comfortable, but not too many where it felt crowded. I appreciated Ryan's openness and honesty as he sang songs that he has written over the last 3-4 months as he and his wife Holly have been traveling around the country on a sort of personal pilgrimage. His songs have been playing over and over again in my head all weekend and they already feel at home to me as if I have know them for much longer.
I was blessed to then see Ryan and Holly again Saturday night in Austin as they played for our friends at the Oak Grove Abbey. As I was standing in the house in Austin, I was surprised when I realized that the 10-12 people that I was having conversations with were people that I didn't even know a month earlier. They were all people that I had met at the Emergent Gathering in New Mexico. I enjoyed being able to catch up with all of them, and I especially enjoyed seeing the Jones' one last time before they fly back to Scotland tomorrow.
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