How wide is the chasm separating my sin and Your forgiveness, Lord? The chasm that must be crossed if we are to live together forever, in the Intimate Love I was made to desire? The Intimate Love You always purposed to give me? That “Chasm of Separation” stretches about 4.5 feet: The distance from one …
I said goodbye to some old friends today. Well… sort of. They were actually books that had been sitting on my bookshelf since… the 1990’s??? Good books, too… mostly. The kind that held lots of wisdom. Maybe that’s why it has been so hard for me — over many years, obviously — to part with …
In the predawn hours this morning, I didn’t know why You sent me to a particular book in the Bible, Lord. Why You had me meditate on a particular passage. Today of all days. Much later, I understood. The passage is one of encouragement… and exhortation. It reflects the ardent prayer of fellow laborers in …
We take pills for all kinds of aches and pains. Headaches and backaches. Earaches and toothaches. Stomachaches and chest aches. Even heartaches. Although some of the pills we take for that ache do us more harm than good… right, Lord? But there’s at least one heartache for which we have no convenient pill. Neither the over-the-counter kind …
You have been taking me into Deeper Waters in recent weeks, Lord. The Well of Your Presence runs deeper than any earthly ocean. Deeper than any waters I have ever known. Thankfully, though, I am not afraid. I was once terrified of Deep Waters. Maybe because I almost drowned in them. Before You, that is. …
I can’t help but think of those “trick” bottles, Lord. The ones we tilt and pour, thinking the liquid has all been poured out. But when the bottle is righted again, the liquid level seems to refill to the same level. In a way, I’m feeling like that tonight… except that it is no trick. And when You …
I can’t help but wonder, Lord, as I get ready for bed tonight. What are You doing, even now, in the minds and hearts of my colleagues… as they prepare for the assignment You gave them tonight? I am full to overflowing with the blessings of today, Lord! I have spent all day with my …
When does customer service become an “art form”? That’s easy. When the one serving goes The Extra Mile. Like today… when our cable provider surprised me. We got back home to Florida last night. After our two-day, almost 900-mile drive. WHEW! Talk about two tired puppies! (Plus one kitty, of course). 🙂 We had …
I’ve been wearing my UP3 for the past seven days. It’s the latest health / fitness band by Jawbone. (How do marketing folks come up with these names, Lord?!) 🙂 I had never heard of such a thing before a couple of weeks ago. A dear friend has one and loves it. She said …
That’s the last thing I said to her. Our conversation had lasted all of ten minutes. I met her on the plane returning from New York. She had deliberately changed her seat before boarding the plane. She just “felt” like changing it. I don’t know why. Well, actually… I do. You wanted us to meet… …