The screenplay was written by Nick Hornby? Interesting. (I love Nick Hornby, as a book author, by the way, in case you were wondering.)
This movie was inspiring. There were some scenes I had to look away from and take my headphones out. (I'm no longer sitting through stuff that isn't good for me just because the movie is good. Much easier to do when you're not in a theater which is nice, though I love the theater.)
I don't know. She didn't have to do any of that. She didn't have to walk off her sins or whatever she thought she was doing, but her having a goal and setting out to accomplish it was very, very cool. And I love how when you really set out to do something, people start to appear to help you along the way. A lot of these people are just for a season though. I think that's been my problem - instead of realizing God brings me people to help me along the way (and vice versa), I start to forget about the way and start getting obsessed with and distracted by the people.
Lord, help me to stop getting distracted. What is my way? What is my goal? Recognizing this is probably the first step, and then working hard to achieve it slash accepting redirection and help along the way is second. Finishing is third.
I cried a lot through this movie. We just have no idea what's going on in people's heads or what they've been through. Lord open my eyes to humanity. As I work through my own junk, help me have compassion on others, knowing they're going through the same or worse.
I have a pretty privileged life, and I don't feel a need to hike a thousand miles, but I do know I'm supposed to be working hard... harder, but at the right thing.
Philippians 3:14 says, "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
Lord, help me understand what the goal is and how to press on toward it. Amen.
