Scripture: Ps 105:1-22-45; 1 Samuel 8:1-22; Acts 6:15—7:16; Luke 22:24-30
Scripture standout: This was not on the daily reading, but it spoke loudly to me this morning, just what I needed to hear:
“but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Luke 22: "Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves."
Morning thoughts: I reluctantly had to take a break yesterday. We came up to North Carolina Tuesday to celebrate 15 years of wedded bliss and to pick up the kids from camp Friday. We are staying at a gorgeous mountain inn, Westglow, in Blowing Rock. We had a five-star dining experience Tuesday night, we went on a beautiful mountain hike yesterday morning — then, in the middle of a pilates class, I felt sicker than I've felt in a long time. And that's the way it's been ever since. Sigh. What the heck?
This is going to be a new challenge resuming deeding now that my Afghan friends are not around. It's so easy to help these precious kids who need so much. Now, I'm here in the middle of luxury and beauty — right now even watching The View with Justin Bieber as guest star at 11 a.m. — and being a help doesn't come as obviously. The only thing obvious I see at the moment is 1) the beautiful cloudy mountains out my window 2) a fearful look on my face that the cramping stomach pain will return 2) Justin Beiber crooning to the View ladies. He looks very much like I did in the sixth grade. And what kind of accent does he have? It's like Florida gangsta. It doesn't fit. Sigh. Cramp. Sigh.
Sigh. I'm going to kick this bug. Maybe a focus on others will be the answer, the healing elixir, once again. Let's see.
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