Today is Easter. Obviously, Lord, we (those of us who love You) celebrated Your Resurrection today! The Fact that You are ALIVE, now and forever! How ironic it is that someone would ask me, today of all days, to do the one thing that is impossible for me to do. As if this particular...
We were fishing today in one of our favorite places in the whole world. The weather was beautiful. The whole setting was so peaceful. A sanctuary of Your design. Breathtaking. It didn't matter that we were not catching a single fish. We were fishing for fun. I saw others there fishing for survival. An osprey...
You certainly sent me to an unexpected place today, Lord -- the U.S. Army website, to learn about Special Forces Soldiers. I learned they are the specialized 'minutemen' of the Army -- highly trained and ready to go anywhere at a moment's notice. Their missions are sensitive in nature and often classified, ranging from Counter-Terrorism to...
The Road Less Traveled. Why would those be the very first words You put on my mind, Lord, when I opened my eyes this morning? It didn't take me long to find out. My first stop after getting out of bed was my computer. I had to look up that famous poem by Robert Frost...
I have often asked You, Lord, to not let my hours of sleep be only for my rest. To also use them as my classroom if You had something important to teach me. Last night, school was in session. I was dreaming. I was at a memorial service for someone I had loved dearly. There...
Today, I'm feeling a little like the ten spies may have felt after scouting out the Promised Land. They saw giants in the land and gave a "bad report" because they saw themselves like grasshoppers... and they were terrified. I was at a meeting yesterday where I am considered the Leader. I was in the...
I remember when I was not quite a "teeny-bopper." (Yes, Lord, it was a long time ago... but not THAT long!!!) :) The Beatles were taking the world by storm. I went to the very first showing of their first movie, "A Hard's Day's Night," in Washington DC at the RKO Keith's movie theater. The theater was packed with...
Closer than my next breath. "Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:20b) Even when I do not live up to all I desire to be and do for You. "For the Lord will not reject His people; He will never forsake His inheritance." (Psalm 94:14) You are Almighty God -- Creator of the...
I come to You, Lord, to fill my "tank" this morning. I am running on empty. Regular grade "fuel" will not do. Medium grade is not up to the task. I need Ultimate High Test. I need YOU. I come on my knees because that's the best position from which I can open my tank. I...
Some walls are meant to be... others are not. You had me camped out in the book of Nehemiah this morning, reading about the rebuilding of the walls around Jerusalem after the long exile of the Israelites in Babylon. Before I began to read out loud, I prayed that You would use Your Word this morning...
