Lovely.

The weather has been great. I think I have more of a tolerance for really hot weather than I thought, which means I'm pretty much able to do well in any weather (since I love cold weather, rain, fog, windy-ness, etc).. and hot is here. It'll only be a matter of time before summer _really_ comes here with the full fierceness of Southern California. When that happens, I know I'll be tired of summer. Today we had temperatures of about 97°F (36°C). Tomorrow's forecast: 81°F (27°C) and Wednesday: 65°F (18°C). Great change, eh? That's 32 degrees change in just 48 hours. I guess I'm easily impressed.

Managed to go wall-climbing and surfing Saturday, which made for a fantastic day of activities, and Sunday sat through the same sermon twice at Grace, because I car pooled with Erik and Ryan who have youth activities during the second service (so they attend the third). Was a good sermon about prayer and how the Holy Spirit helps us to pray and, while understanding us fully, conveys our prayers to God in accordance to His will.

"In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." -Romans 8:26-27.

What I gained from the sermon is a freedom to pray as I'm able.. without the strain of trying to say things the right way, be in "just the right mindset", or leave room for God not to answer the prayer, etc..
I'm surprised at how infrequently the average Christian prays (average by my understanding), and that includes myself.