We had planned to explore Mount Cook for the day before heading up to Christchurch. But as we sat on the shores of Lake Tekapo I felt God gently say “just be, I want you to just be today.”
I wasn’t sure why he said it, but we decided to listen and take it slow. We sat in reverence looking over the waters to the mountains dominating the horizon. We then drove over to Christchurch earlier than expected and bumped into dear friends who we hadn’t seen properly for 4 years.
I had been nervous to go to Christchurch, but instead it was a time of healing, for both our hearts. Brad because he hadn’t been back since he lived there through the destruction of 2011 and myself - because my heart had hardened towards Fiji and my time living there on outreach.
Through a simple message of “today I’d like you to just be” God set in motion the gentle but significant healing of our hearts, in a city where destruction and heartache used to reign but that has now been rebuilt stronger than ever. This day is one I will never forget