The weather has been cooler today and now we are getting some rain. I\u2019m glad I had the lawn aerated yesterday and that it has been fertilized. Some of the spots that were slow to green up are now making progress.<\/p>\n
I went on another wheelchair jaunt around my neighborhood. I logged a little over 1.5 miles in just under 45 minutes. I ran into some challenging uphill grades but not like last week. I have been working on some of the new exercises from my outpatient therapy work. You can pray that there will be effective in addressing some of my deficiencies and helping with my overall strength. I am being creative in my shoulder presses. (see picture)<\/p>\n
Tomorrow we travel to Gunnison for my niece\u2019s college graduation. Her last final is tomorrow morning the day before graduation, working up to the last minute. I\u2019m not sure what happened to a lighter schedule for seniors? I didn\u2019t ask her what would happen if she failed the final. But I don\u2019t it will be a problem, sounds like she will graduate with honors.<\/p>\n
BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY\u2026 <\/b>\u201cO Lord, you are my lamp.\u00a0The Lord turns my darkness into light.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 2 Samuel 2:29<\/p>\n A recent issue of TIME magazine arrested my attention when the front cover had the title, \u201cFinding God in the Dark\u201d The subtitle contains the words that the preacher\/author says, \u201cstrength, purpose and true faith are found in the shadows.\u201d<\/p>\n With my journey through a major medical setback and a long road to recovery the words, \u201cstrength, purpose and true faith\u201d got my attention. There is certainly no \u201cdark\u201d time like facing a life threatening illness or diagnosis. Through these challenges one discovers the foundation of their strength, purpose and faith. For others, threse qualities emerge from the setback or illness.<\/p>\n As I turned to the pages of the article, I found that the author was encouraging spiritual discovery by \u201cembracing darkness.\u201d She suggests going out for walks at night, sitting in a dark room or closet. Not what I was expecting. I began to reflect on one of those cave tours when they turn out the lights and you experience total darkness. The darkness where you can\u2019t see your face in front of your hand! I didn\u2019t feel close to God in those moments and was glad that darkness was only for less than a minute. However, it is that kind of darkness that does give you an appreciation for the light.<\/p>\n I am thankful that, \u201cthe Lord turns darkness into light.\u201d The Bible does talk about darkness both metaphorically and in describing the actual time of day. I\u2019m not sure that Jesus being born at night and the description of a \u201cdark cloud\u201d over Sinai when Moses received the ten commandments and dreams coming to people at night is an endorsement of embracing darkness as a way to get closer to God.<\/p>\n Darkness is used more often to describe the condition of the human heart without God. We also see blindness being one of the most used metaphors of a physical condition with a spiritual application.<\/p>\n So I am thankful today, on kind of a dark day, that\u2026 <\/b><\/p>\n \u2026\u201cGod is light in Him there is no darkness at all.\u201d<\/em>(1 John 1:5)<\/p>\n \u2026Jesus said \u201cI am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have a life filled with light and will never live in the dark.\u201d<\/em> (John 8:12)<\/p>\n \u2026\u201cOnce you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light.\u201d<\/em> \u00a0(Eph. 5:8)<\/p>\n Our lives in many ways can gravitate to darkness, I think I would rather choose to live in the light and to have God reveal Himself as the one who removes the darkness from my life and helps to triumph over every obstacle of life. I believe strength, purpose and true faith are found in God revelation of Himself through His Son, the Light of the World.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The weather has been cooler today and now we are getting some rain. I\u2019m glad I had the lawn aerated yesterday and that it has been fertilized. Some of the spots that were slow to green up are now making progress. I went on another wheelchair jaunt around my neighborhood. 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