Together in the wilderness

Some of my best memories of college days were the times my friends and I camped together in the West Virginia wilderness. Places with names like Otter Creek and Dolly Sods were magical. Sharing those experiences with friends formed joyful memories that I'll cherish for life.

Sometimes we're led into a wilderness that looks very different. It's a dark, scary, terrible place. But even there, deep friendships are formed. Jesus is there; he never leaves us or forsakes us. And most often, others are there too. It's because we're there together that we can count even these times 'pure joy'.