First of all I have to share that I followed our President's "order" and used some of the economic stimulus money I received to helped stimulate our economy. I purchased a new Dell 20" monitor for my computer. Wow, what a difference! I can now sit back and relax in my nice chair and see my screen without having it as close to me as I could and peering at it through my bifocals. That's a plus for me, and I'm still saying "wow" when I look at my screen.
I'm beginning again with a quotation from a Father's Day card I received from one of my family members. After receiving it and looking at it for several days on our table I cut out the "verse" and taped it to my computer desk where I could readily read it. It pretty much says what I want for myself without getting theological. I do not know the author or the publisher of the card, so for whoever the author and publisher are, I give you due credit. It is as follows:
I want to treat people
with kindness, to be giving
and to put others first. . .
+ + +
I want to be strong in the face
of difficult circumstances,
to allow my trust in God to
keep my heart at peace. . .
+ + +
I want to be loving and gentle,
to make the world a better place
by letting Jesus shine through
the things I do.
And finally it is my hope to share on this site some of my convictions about a rather sensitive subject - sensitive only because there are many opinions on this subject out there by people like me who believe what they believe quite deeply. That subject is "eschatology," or as some refer to it, the "end times." Is the sun about to set on our world? Is the world about to turn, as one of my favorite songs says? Stay tuned - you may be surprised at what you will read!
Without getting further into it, I hope to be back soon, and I conclude with my continuing identity as
Pilgrim on the way
with kindness, to be giving
and to put others first. . .
+ + +
I want to be strong in the face
of difficult circumstances,
to allow my trust in God to
keep my heart at peace. . .
+ + +
I want to be loving and gentle,
to make the world a better place
by letting Jesus shine through
the things I do.
Without getting further into it, I hope to be back soon, and I conclude with my continuing identity as
Pilgrim on the way
1 comment:
Our fellowship generally does not dwell much on the end times. I don't either, although I have taught two Sunday School classes on Revelation.
Of course, I have opinions. I'd be honored to know your thoughts and chew on them alongside mine.
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