Scripture standout: (one of my all-time favie faves) Ps 25: "4 Lord, show me your ways.
Teach me how to follow you.
5 Guide me in your truth. Teach me.
You are God my Savior.
I put my hope in you all day long."
His Deed/The Day: An observation: Most of the time, I think we have very little perspective on the glorious wonderful things God does for us in our lives. Life gets too busy and cloudy to catch a good view. But sometimes, you can see the steps — very clearly. And it's pretty cool how God connects people to accomplish exciting things through each of us.
A little example: I've always wanted to write, at least something, for the daily newspaper. I've been fortunate to have accumulated a nice portfolio of work through my many years at The Business Journal of Jacksonville and Austin, and now at The Resident. But through my friend, RB, I became acquainted with the Community Foundation of Jacksonville's Philanthropic Initiative. Our group just so happened to be interested in bettering education in Jacksonville by highlighting best practices by local teachers. Just so happened the Times-Union would be a media partner. Then they tapped me to write them! The project is successful and rallies interest, makes people feel good. And now the Times-Union is offering me a freelance gig — paid! What if I'd never met RB? (Well, insert here that things would be very different because our lives are completely intertwined between our children's friendships, our husbands and our own...but that's another story)
Another example: Yesterday, my trio met to make music. One of us is having a little healthcare need tended to. We rallied around her...gifts galore. Fun! But even more fun was reminiscing about how our connection five years ago was "a God thing." Our violin/violist (Let's call her G-String 2) ran into the G-String 1's husband at a cocktail party. She told him she played the violin, and maybe his wife would enjoy getting together. He took her name tag and shared it with G String 1. Enter me, G-String 3, who ran into G-String 1 at the park. I said, "maybe we could get togheter and play sometime." The trio was formed, and we've been enjoying each other's friendship ever since.
Deed for today...being part of an audience. By the end of MLK Day holiday, I was much more interested in sitting down with the family instead of rushing off to a concert by the Ritz Chamber players at our church. No one would miss me, I thought! But I think a deed is definitely showing support in an audience, and I was low on a deed. So I grabbed Marley and went...glad we did!
Deed for today...being part of an audience. By the end of MLK Day holiday, I was much more interested in sitting down with the family instead of rushing off to a concert by the Ritz Chamber players at our church. No one would miss me, I thought! But I think a deed is definitely showing support in an audience, and I was low on a deed. So I grabbed Marley and went...glad we did!
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