Saturday, July 24, 2010

Happy Friday! .

Psalm 119: 165 “Great peace have they which love Your law; and nothing shall offend them.”

Bruce is serving on a Walk to Emmaus Weekend at this writing. He gives a talk first thing in the morning on Changing the World. I think his primary point of the talk is that in order to change the world, we must first change ourselves. The world changes when men and women of God take a stand against injustice and strive for peace. Peace does not mean the absence of conflict, or pain and suffering. That peace that passes all understanding happens when in the midst of conflict, pain and suffering the love of God is still firmly grounded in our hearts. Each difficulty is a training ground to enable each of us to acquire this kind of peace. God’s law says that we are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and our neighbor as ourselves. When we keep God’s law in all we do then we have peace. We cannot allow any disruption of that peace that God has given to each of us. The beautiful musical piece by Pachelbell, the Canon in D played in weddings and other services begins with these words, “In the silence of our souls, O Lord we contemplate Thy peace.” These words do not say the peace that the world offers which is temporal and a bandaid fix, but the everlasting assurance that only God can provide. When we search our souls and find God’s love present and firmly in place then we have the peace that passes all understanding.

Pray for Bruce as he delivers this talk, for the team and the pilgrims. Also, I ask special prayers for a friend of mine whose son surrendered himself to the authorities tonight and will spend the next five weeks in jail. Her heart is broken. Please pray for peace for this family. Thank you.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes, count your blessings and say your prayers. I am praying for each of you and I ask you to pray for our family. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis

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