I have a confession to make. I cheated today.
Instead of writing two post about two days, I'm combining them into one. I hope you won't mind.
Why this crime against the blogosphere? Simple, yesterday and today have the same two basic highlights. First, I have really appreciated extended time with a couple of really good friends. Second, I miss my family.
Last night, I enjoyed the company of Charlie and Rhoda Treher. Their son, Aaron, was there too, a discovery that was a real treat. Charlie and I are have been prayer partners for a little over a year now. That has given us opportunity to build a very close relationship, one I value highly. We talked for 3 hours, while enjoying treats from the grill.
This morning, I played golf with another friend, Tom Roots. I think the best thing about Tom is that we don't attend the same church. I like that. We can talk about life, family, dreams and much more without my role as pastor becoming an obstacle. We're just two brothers in Christ who share a passion for our families and building His Kingdom.
As we were leaving the course, Tom asked when Janet was coming home. As I told him Friday, it dawned on me how much I miss my family. I'm thankful for the gift God has given me in them, and can't wait until Friday.
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Hello PEAJAY,
You beat me to it. I wanted to tell you what a blessing Sunday morning was...the youth sharing their growth, experiences, frustrations, and mostly, their faith. I love to hear real testimony about real life in the real world with a REAL GOD! Not just people playing church, but people being His Church. This was a blessing! Thank you, PSUB church, Pastor Craig, Janet, and the youth and all else involved in the Joy of Living Ministries outreach. What a testimony, motivation, and boost for each of us and all of our faith collectively. Praise God! Tomorrow I meet with two members of our church and we, together, will study the importance of solitude and silence in our worshipping God. This has been a great study so far. I thank God for summer and my chance to seek Him more earnestly. Recently, I purchased a crystal windchime at a yardsale...I thought it might refract light beautifully, I didn't want the chiming, but the light. I untangled the string, and hung it where it would capture the sun, and sure enough a room came alive with every color of the rainbow. That's what summer gives to me...a chance to capture the Son, or more truthfully, me being available for capture by the Son...the school year, is like a glass chime in a box at a yardsale...the potential for beauty is there, but without being placed in the light, its beauty and possibility is hidden, such is life lived hurriedly, greeting God and quickly calling out praise, needs, wants, and concerns...its beauty is hidden..but summer, ah, solitude, its like taking the chime out and placing it in the light, its living at a slower pace, and a relationship with God develops... its greatness, its wholeness, its realness, is beyond my expectation, my imagination, and I am so blessed...Praise God for summer, Praise God for solitude, Praise God for my relationship with Him that truly colors my world! I pray, I too, can be a reflection of His Light...
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