Sunday Sabbath  July 26, 2015  THE NIGHT BEFORE TOMORROW

 

A wonderful Sunday Sabbath.  Excellent sermon by a guest speaker, Brian White, who is in town for a Love Conference our church is hosting this week.  It takes place Wednesday through Saturday and I hope to attend some of them if I am able.  It is worth listening to if you have internet.  Google:  City Church, Madison WI and click on media.  It will be up in a couple of days, under today’s date.  This was Dave’s first day back at church since he took ill On July 6^th.  We stayed and visited awhile, then home to lunch and then a delivery of my Senior Portraits that I finished before my surgery, and then off to a garden party at a Beer Brewery.  The only thing was, there were no flowers in the garden.  It was a covered patio area with lots of tables and benches with a tent over the top of it.

So much for a “garden party”.  I’m learning.  We had a great time.  It was a reunion of a group of people who worked in a certain area where Dave used to work.  It was fun for him to see so many past co-workers.  And I always have fun wherever I go so I had a good time too.

Off to Costco (as it was close by) and picked up our weekly chicken and bottled water.  Home for dinner, cleanup, laundry, with the aroma of chicken broth simmering on the stove from the bones of the chicken.

So this may be the shortest blog ever if I cannot think of anything else to say.  My goal is to retire early so I’ll have the energy to be put to sleep for the surgery in the morning and spend the rest of the day sleeping the anesthesia off.

 

WORRY NOT FOR WHAT IS TO COME

By Kathleen Martens

July 26,  2015

 

Tomorrow I will be in the garden of sleeping

My body suspended between time and space

My brain asleep as others ponder,

Poke, and probe, my secret place.

 

I worry not for what is to come

For I am in the Master’s hand.

Whatever the outcome He already knows

And eternity, He commands.

 

That’s where I’ll be someday yore,

I know not the time or date.

My days numbered before I was born

And only God knows my fate.

 

So why worry about the unknown

All worry is only time wasted,

When I awaken from my sleep

I’ll be able to see where I’ve been basted.

 

This body but houses my eternal spirit,

And God shares that dwelling with me

Wherever He wants me, I will go.

And I’m content to just wait and see.

***************************************

Oh, by the way.  I thought of something else to share with you.

I want to tell you about a man I know that I just love.  And yes, I say love, for I love his spirt, his twinkling eyes, his care and concern for others, and the way He loves the Lord.  We connect as spiritual friends.  His name just happens to be David, but I do not refer to my one and only love of my life David.  This is another David.  I only give first names so I won’t reveal his last name.  I’ll call him “David from church” so as not to confuse the two.

I met David from church very shortly before I left on my trip.  We probably met in February and I left on March 7^th.  David is a gifted artist.  Not only is he gifted but he is generous and loves to love people.  He is an amazing man with a heart of gold.  I first saw him at church with an array of framed pictures.  The frames were all different as he had collected them from various places likes garage sales and resale shops.  Every frame held a beautiful picture.   All the pictures were the same.  I went over to the table to inspect the ones he laid out.  Someone told me that they were free and to take one.  I was amazed.  I found David from church to verify this because I did want one, plus a couple of others to give away.  I asked him if it was okay to take more than one.  He said absolutely!  I asked him about the artwork in the frames.  It was his artwork.  It consisted of the word LOVE written across the front of the card in large block letters.  Smaller words were overlaid on the word LOVE in small block letters.  Each letter is colored in.  It is beautiful to look at.  Even more beautiful in a frame with words that take scripture and write the meaning of LOVE in everyday language.  I fell in love with the art.  I asked him if I could buy some copies so I could make cards to give away on my trip.  He made me copies but would not let me pay for them.  I received these prints about a week or so before I left for my trip.  I made about 80 plus cards from them by backing them on cardstock with a contrasting trim.  I worked hard to get them finished before I left.  I was so thankful as I was looking for something to leave behind telling everyone how much I appreciated their hospitality.  I did finish them on time, packed them away and handed them out.  I did not get to explain to the recipients that I did not do the artwork.  I’ve had many people send comments to me about them.  I thank you for the comments.  The artwork was done with a labor of love by David from church.  I want to publicly (as far as my blog reaches the public) thank David for his generosity in allowing me to give these beautiful cards to those I loved along the way as well as to new acquaintances that I learned to love.  I so appreciate his generosity in allowing me to use his artwork to give my thanks to others.  It is the words that made the greatest impression on me.  I so wanted to share his words with you.  ;I put the following in red because it is some of the best wisdom you will ever read.

LOVE:

Never gives up

Cares more for others than self

Does not want what it does not have

Does not strut

Does not swell the head

Does not force itself on others

Is not always me first

Does not fly off the handle

Does not keep score of sins

Does not revel when others hurt

Takes pleasure in the flowering of the truth

Puts up with anything

Trusts God always

Always looks for the best to the end

Never looks back

Love never dies

 

I had to look at each line and weigh it in my heart.  I had some things to learn about myself.  The truth sometimes hurts.  I hope these truths will go to your heart that you too will take each one and try it on for size.  This card caused me to look at each statement and hopefully I am becoming a better person for having read it and pondered it before the Lord.

Thank you again David from church for your generosity in allowing me to share your beautiful artwork with others.

Oh, one more thing about David from church.  David from church is a poet.  How could I not but fall in love with the soul of a poet.  I don’t know David from church very well, nor his wife.  But I do know this, I believe his wife is as special as he is.  God bless you David from church and your wife and children.  You have certainly blessed me and allowed me to bless others through your artwork and words.

Time to go to and prepare for bed.  Nomore water after midnight.  I’m drinking a lot (of water) until the midnight hour to keep myself hydrated.

Who know, if I feel up to it tomorrow evening you may get another blog.  And then again, maybe not.

Good night.  And I send my love to all of you through the words written on David’s from church beautiful artwork.

Wait, one more thing!  Thanks to all of you who may still be reading this blog.  I was so blessed by so many of you along my journey and I want to say thank you, to all of you, for the blessings you gave me.

(Now I’m done)

10:03 p.m.