There's Always a Silver Lining

I pulled my first all-nighter of my college career. Unfortunately it was in the Philadelphia airport. After 7 hours of boarding, deboarding, and sitting at the gate, the flight was cancelled at 4am this morning. So I am currently in my house in Maryland, not in Israel. I never knew you could become so tired from simply sitting and staring at the wall. Because while you all were sleeping, that's what I was doing. FOR SEVEN HOURS. Around 12:30 they gave us vouchers to go get something to eat and as I was walking down to the restaurant, feeling a bit frustrated and discouraged, I was thinking about how we are called to praise God in ALL situations, not just when things are going well. Even when we can't see it through the mess, God is always good and faithful. It was frustrating (and people were getting angry, seriously, it was insane how mad people were) but it's only one night in the course of a lifetime, and that's pretty insignificant. So to keep myself from crying my eyes out from exhaustion (which believe me happened in abundance), and to keep some perspective, I made a list of good things that came from all this.
1. At 6am I was finally home and asleep in my bed
2. I got to eat my leftovers from the Cheesecake Factory for breakfast
3. I got to meet some really, really nice people
4. I get to read Karen's latest post from the DR
5. I finally got myself onto a flight today that makes a connection in Paris, then to Tel Aviv, and wouldn't you know it happens to be the same flight that my sisters will be on for their trip to Paris!
6. I can now pack the things I forgot at home
7. I don't really miss much of the program (only an orientation) and I'll be there in time for dinner tomorrow

All in all, it was a really long night, but it'll all be ok. God is good, even when we can't see it. And when we remember that, we start to see His goodness in abundance!