It
is the day after Christmas is celebrated here in the US. One of three days
where you don't want to be driving, sure as all get out don't want to be in a
store of any type, and pray that, if you have to work, nothing crazy could
prevent that. So, for those who are doing just that, this is for you.
Hebrews 12:1 KJV - Wherefore seeing we also are
compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us, and let us run with patience
the race that is set before us.
This
verse doesn't just work for today, but actually works for 365 days every year.
We often forget to sit and patiently look at things, to wait and see. And I'm
guilty of this too. It takes time to realize that just because we know we
shouldn't, doesn't mean we won't. I had a friend say once, "Listen to your
heart beat, and your soul whisper, hear your conscience speak and your dreams
calling you. Know love within all of them and share it with those around you,
then peace will live for all as it will for you. The reason for this is that
history lives where your heart is, gets carried in your soul, thought over in
your conscience and dreams, known through your love for the past memories, and
lessons learned can bring you peace."
Actually,
he was a teacher, though I'd only known him a few weeks. He died six weeks into
my first semester in college. Granted, he wasn't my favorite teacher, and I
never actually heard him say that. I heard it as a quote during his eulogy on
campus. The words stick to me. Yes, he was my history professor, and yes, it was
dramatic to lose a teacher, no matter their age, just after you've gotten to
the point where you understand them and their teaching. But then, when we lose
sight of God, we do the very same thing, rebuilding that which was lost. This
is why patience is so hard to hang onto, yet also so very important to have.
Just my thoughts on the day, something we should all think about.
~Shalom~
Rev. Laura A. Neff ~The Rainbow Minister
Calvin Jennings ~ Elder
Mary C. Michel-Lynch ~ Apostle/Shepherd
Covenant of Hope Ministries
Our mission for Covenant of Hope Ministries and Poetic-Expressions is
not to exploit fear, but to conquer it, and overcome all that is created through
fear together as the rainbow in the darkness.
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