sweaty and dizzy

Woke up this morning at 9 AM, passed out directly after that because my head hurt so much I couldn't stay awake. Set my alarm for 11:30, heard it, turned it off, then forgot why I set it to 11:30 in the first place (class registration). Woke up at noon, reached over the bedpost to turn on my computer, hit Register and went back to sleep. Woke up at 7:00 PM, so sweaty that my sheets were soaked, had such a headache but really had to use the bathroom so ... walked to the men's room, then had something to eat at the dining hall, met Ben on the way back up to my room, watched him eat a sandwich at Blue Apple, came back up to my room, sitting here now....

Other than having a horrific day (I'd say #2 worst day ever since coming to college), I remember how blessed I felt at Easter Sunday yesterday. To know that 60 (!!) newcomers came to second service, and a few of those people were people I knew but would never have guessed would have come out (like my ENGR 100 groupmates), and hopefully this will offer more opportunities for me to share the Gospel. In a way, I don't mind too much that I skipped all my classes and every single meeting I had today because I was dizzy, because I feel blessed anyway.

One thought I had during service yesterday was when this quote by Philip Yancey was mentioned:

"God weeps with us, that we might one day laugh with Him."

He cared for us so much that He came off of His mighty throne and became nothing, became sin for us. Something akin to me giving up my college education, my life as I know it and risking everything to go off to Africa to join a savage tribe - just so that the people there would be able to hear the message of a loving God. Unfathomable, but that, and so much more, is what Christ has done for us.