Super Bowl Sunday

Once again, I was out late hanging with friends on a Saturday night. I was up until one in the morning. I didn't wake up to my alarm, though. I had forgotten to turn it back on after getting to sleep in last week. I was instead awakened by my phone--I had received a text. I looked at the clock. 5:30. It didn't register right away, so I checked my phone. It was from my roommate, telling me to wake up. I rushed into the bathroom, and was able to get ready in 10 minutes, and we left about 10 minutes later.

I helped out with setup, and when we paused for prayer, the worship leader told about the hymn on the set for the day (and the last two weeks). Yes, It Is Well made the set list for three straight weeks. Anyway, the worship leader told us that it was written by a man who had just lost his four daughters (all of his children at that time) in a shipwreck. This made me ask myself, "Could I still say 'It is well with my soul' after something like that?" I didn't think I could. But then, the more I think about it, the more I realize that I should be able to--probably not right away, but after some time for prayer and processing. If I couldn't, I wouldn't be able to say it now. Sure I haven't been through the death of 5 children (his first son had died about 2 years before), but I've been through depression, parents' divorce, near-death experiences, and a public middle school.

---By the way, while typing this, I was looking on iTunes for a version I liked, and #29 in the song list (searching for "it is well") was Single Ladies by Beyonce---

Anyway, I watched the Super Bowl at a party with about 45 people. Luckily, the hosts had two large TVs on separate floors, so it was almost like two 20-25 person parties. I didn't really care who won the Super Bowl this year--my dad is a Packers fan and my mom is a Steelers fan--so I could watch it with some detachment. My roommate and I left right after the game ended, so we could avoid seeing Glee--some of the people at the party were talking about staying to watch it. I went to sleep shortly after getting back from the party, because I'm old, and I had Spanish at 9 today.