Greetings from Austin Street

Happy Tuesday!   All is well here at 811.  I love to say that!  God is good and love wins!

“For you were once in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.”

Ephesians 5: 8

Living close to God gives us the gift of walking in the Light.  When we walk closely to God each day then the radiance of God shines all around us and within us.  Each of us has walked a path of darkness by our own choice or due to circumstances that life has dropped in our lap.  I really do not like to walk in darkness of any kind whether it is into a darkened room or experience darkness in my soul. The dark scares me. My meditation tonight said, “If you try to look into the future, you will find yourself peering into darkness.”   God has granted us light for one day at a time just like God provided manna for one day at a time to that wandering nation of Israel.  When we walk with God each day, God’s face shines on us in the present.  It is in this extraordinary Presence where we find the gracious and unfailing love of God that transforms us and turns our dark days, dark paths and the darkness that can happen in our souls into glorious light.  Give thanks with a heart filled with light and abundant gratitude.

Take joy in the journey remembering that hope does not disappoint. Wear comfortable shoes, pray with a heart filled with gratitude, casting our cares upon the LORD and get some sleep.  God is up all night anyway so there is no reason for all of us to be awake. Love you all, Bruce and Gaylene