Hello again, friends! I am once again sitting in my marshmallow chair, gazing out over our beautiful Lake Erie (who by the way is announcing to us in no uncertain terms, "A storm is coming!") and again reflecting on so many things. My mind wanders to the troubles of our great nation, the uncertainty not just in the United States but worldwide, and I am so very thankful for the peace and security I hold deep within my heart. Why do I have this tremendous sense of peace you might ask? It is because I know the One who Loves me, and Keeps me, and Cherishes me; the One who never leaves me nor forsakes me, the One Who I can ALWAYS count on to be in my corner; the solid Rock on which I stand. And that is the message I long to share, for I believe in my heart and know in my spirit that if only folks knew the Lord that I know, they could not help but want to share in this joy, and peace and great sense of well-being.
"Who do you say that I am?" He asks. I say you are the Joy of all Joys, and the Peace beyond all of our limited understanding. I say that when all else fails and everything falls down around us, there You stand. And I am reminded of the thought that I come back to time and again, and that is that I cannot prove that You are, nor can I touch you in the physical, but this I do know in my innermost being; that my life is so hugely better since I have given it over to Your care, that even if You did not exist, yet would I believe, for my life is abundant and full, and my mind is sound and I am content, that I was lost and now am found. Is that not the most wonderful thing? So these are my thoughts on this lovely afternoon. Thank you again for sharing my thoughts with me...
