The first
is from the school bus. Children are paranoid about bleeding. If there is even
a hint of red on any part of them they are bleeding. The first thing out of
their mouths is, “I am bleeding.” My response is “where?” That is when they
stick their appendage in my face to let me see. Now I wear bifocals and it
takes a bit to focus. Usually I say where? Because I see no blood, not even a
red spot. They try to point out the leakage and I say, “it will be alright.”
Yesterday it hit me that no matter what the bleeding will stop. It WILL stop
either you will run out of blood stoppage or it will clot stoppage again. So,
either way you will stop bleeding. Now I make no guarantee as to which option
is to your best advantage. But the problem of bleeding will stop.
It s like
a flying airplane, it will come down. How will we get down, the answer is
gravity. It always works. The REAL question is under control or not. That IS
the real problem. That affects the positive or negative evaluation of the
outcome. I really do think about this stuff!
Another
thought comes from “I’m going to die.” Well yes you will unless Jesus comes
back first. Otherwise you are going to die. Most likely not now or from what it
is that is bothering you but yes at some point you will die without a divine
miracle like Enoch and Elijah.
I noticed
a local restaurant that has been remodeling has painted. The new color is
prison-jumpsuit-orange. That shocked me. I am certain I would not have chosen
prison-jumpsuit-orange for the outside of my restaurant. I had such hopes for
the remodel but prison-jumpsuit-orange has given me a little heart burn.
The beagle
we have at our house is named Ann. We call her all kinds of names but she comes
anyway, well most of the time. This morning like every other morning she was
excited. She is the most excited living thing. She is a beagle and so the
smells to be smelled must be the best in the morning. Most days that seems to
be true. She exhibits nowhere near that
level of excitement any other time of the day, running and dancing, pawing and
pushing me to get up and go. I have to say she is excited for both of us. It is
way too early to be that excited. Or is it?
The last
few days with the moon full and the cool air at 5:30 am the sky has been
magnificent. The stars are bright with extra twinkle and the moon with its
bright reflection of the sun has been amazing. We live in the country so there
are more stars visible and in the cool air f the last few days they have been
extra sharp. It seems the whole planet well at least what I could see was
excited for the morning just like Ann. So why do I not share that excitement?
I read
this morning:
3-6 Praise be to God for giving us through
Christ every possible spiritual benefit as citizens of Heaven! For consider
what he has done—before the foundation of the world he chose us to become, in
Christ, his holy and blameless children living within his constant care. He
planned, in his purpose of love, that we should be adopted as his own children
through Jesus Christ—that we might learn to praise that glorious generosity of
his which has made us welcome in the everlasting love he bears towards the Son.
11-12 And here is the staggering thing—that in
all which will one day belong to him we have been promised a share (since we
were long ago destined for this by the one who achieves his purposes by his
sovereign will), so that we, as the first to put our confidence in Christ, may
bring praise to his glory! Ephesians 1-6, 11-12 J.B. Phillips
So, It is
morning a Friday morning and this is the day the LORD has made…I will rejoice
and be glad in it! The dog and the planet say so.
In HIS
Service and Yours,
The Rev
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