friend:

you entered my thoughts this morning, and I thought I would encourage you. I was listening to the radio and working out your salvation was mentioned (completely incorrectly as I currently see it), so I asked God what was up with you. I received back that you were in a drawing in period. So I asked what that means and what needs to be done. I got back that you need to relax into the uncomfortableness (unanswered questions, anxiety) and ride it out. That sounds very uncaring since “how do you do that?”. I got the picture of a woman in labor. She has these uncomfortable contractions and seemingly nothing is happening, but that baby is moving. So, relax into you contractions, deal with them the best you can. Your baby is coming on its (God’s) schedule.

me:

You spark hope and give me a strategy. Thank you. My natural tendency is not to relax in the face of uncertainty, but to bear down. In this stage, I can see easily the advantages of the latter.

And thank you for the benediction.