Day 111

Scripture: Ps 121, 122, 123,124, 125, 126;  1 Samuel 11:1-15; Acts 8:1-13; Luke 22:63-71


Scripture standout:

Psalm 121

A song of ascents. ¹ I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
   where does my help come from?
² My help comes from the LORD,
   the Maker of heaven and earth.
 ³ He will not let your foot slip—
   he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
   will neither slumber nor sleep.
 ⁵ The LORD watches over you—
   the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
   nor the moon by night.
 ⁷ The LORD will keep you from all harm—
   he will watch over your life;
⁸ the LORD will watch over your coming and going
   both now and forevermore.


Morning thoughts: When today ends, deadlines will be over, extraneous guests and children will be returned to their homes, doctors appointments will be something for next week and entertaining will be in the rear view mirror. On the front end, sometimes it seems like I don't have the capacity to handle multiple projects and major events at once. Then I find myself in the middle of it all — like one of those crazy storm chasers who get stuck in tornadoes. Then it's over. And it wasn't that bad. I think God knows our capacity, and knows we can weather whatever storms come our way. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I said no to the multiple challenges and just kept to myself? Would the blessing feel just as amazing? Morning thoughts from the kitchen...


His Deed/The Day: I hate meetings. I meeting details. And more than any kind of meeting, I hate the meeting that includes budget review or projections. I had one of those diddies tonight at the church. Instead of appearing too pained or feeling frustrated that I was sitting in a meeting instead of at the dining room table, I decided to think about other things. Instead of looking around the table willing everyone to just keep it short and sweet so we could all leave, I decided to pray for each person seated there. What a fun deed for a meeting! It is actually something I"ll do again and again. It helped me forget about my pain and wonder about the things others were going through, and lifting them up.