Psalm 5:1-3
Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing.
Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
I was reading through some notes I have saved and came across this quote from Richard Rohr.
“If you surrender to the fear of uncertainty, life can become a set of insurance policies. Your short time on this earth becomes small and self-protective, a kind of circling of the wagons around what you can be sure of and what you think you can control–even God. It provides you with the illusion that you are in the driver’s seat, navigating on safe, small roads, and usually in a single, predetermined direction that can take you only where you have already been. For far too many people, no life journey is necessary because we think we already have all our answers at the beginning. ‘The church says, the Bible says, etc.’”
(Richard, Rohr, The Naked Now)
We are enjoying our time in Gulf Shores with the Crocketts. The weather has cooperated and the fishing has been good. There has been time on the beach. We visited the Battleship Memorial in Mobile and Fort Morgan. We even did a little Christmas shopping at the outlet mall in Foley. We do not expect a white Christmas but there is suppose to be rain. I sure hope Santa has a rain suit.
Today is Ryan Dean Gabehart’s birthday. Happy Birthday.
Of course all birthday’s are special but today is Ryan’s 16th birthday and that is very special. He is looking forward to enjoying the privileges that come with this milestone. Of course, the most important is privilege is being permitted to drive a car. I am excited for him and his parents.
I am praying for all of you.
Steve Elliott, pastor at First Alliance Church, continues to stimulate and challenge me in his lessons. This past Sunday he shared this thought which resonated deeply within me.
“When we lose the sense of wonder about truth itself, we try to manufacture wonder as best we can.”
I find his words encouraging on a regular basis. If you would like to listen to his lessons, you can find them HERE.