Happy Saturday!

Was today a simply gorgeous day or what!? It is so nice to be thawing. There was still ice on my deck this morning but by this afternoon it was all finally gone.

I must share a mother moment with you. It is a moment of exceptional pride. Geni has been named to the President’s List at UNT by achieving a 4.0 for the fall semester. She has now been invited to join a national honor society, Kappa Delta Pi. The induction ceremony is tomorrow in Denton. We are so proud of her and her accomplishments. Her brother is taking her shift at Starbucks so she can attend.

Prayer: “Lord, today help me to hear Your truth with Your mind and see this world through Your eyes in Jesus name, Amen”

Galatians 6:1-2 “Brethren if a man is overtaken by in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

In my meditation tonight the author likened this verse to a soldier on a battlefield. He spoke of an injured soldier on the battlefield and how the other soldiers bear him/her up and carry their wounded comrade to the nearest aid station or wherever they need to go to receive help. Most of us do not get the chance to rescue someone with a physical wound and get them to the nearest place for help, but we certainly have opportunity to rescue in other ways. There is a group at our church that makes sandwiches for the homeless shelter. There is a group that makes prayer shawls for those in need of prayer. There are other ways that our church helps rescue those in need.

But on Friday I was able to begin to put my fledgling chaplain skills to work with a co-worker who is having trouble with her kindergarten son. I really did not do much more than listen and ask a few questions. I did not solve her problem but I gave her someone to talk to who would listen. Sometimes all someone needs is a listening ear and a good cup of coffee and a prayer to help them work things out. But as the body of Christ when one of us suffers all of us suffer because as Jesus’ body was broken and was wounded we become wounded also and the body of Christ (the rest of us) needs to come to the rescue. We then become the hands and feed of Jesus. We are not only called to rescue, but to stay with our charge until they reach a place of safely. We stay with them until they are healed. This is how we become not only the hands and feet of Jesus, but His eyes and ears as well.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes. Count your blessings and say your prayers. Let us remember to continue to lift one another up in prayer each day remembering that everyone is fighting some sort of battle. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.