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Passage
"Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church." Acts 12:5 (NKJV)
"And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. When she recognized Peter's voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. But they said to her, "You are beside yourself!" Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, "It is his angel." Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished". Acts 12:13-16 (NKJV)
Pondering
How many times have you heard preachers say that the opposite of faith is fear? Well, that may be true of the modern meaning of faith (a fearless confidence and positive attitude), but it is not the opposite of Biblical faith. If Biblical faith means ‘trusting obedience’, then the opposite is ‘mistrusting disobedience’. A person may fearlessly take risks in "faith" to set up a thriving, successful business and claim it is the blessing of God, but actually be living in mistrusting disobedience to the Creator!
Sometimes as we listen to God and hear His word (faith comes by hearing the word of God - Romans 10:17), He will speak to us clearly to do something that we do not want to do. We are fearful of taking that course. If we fearlessly do something else with what seems like great "faith" we have no faith at all. But if we apprehensively, timidly and even, fearfully, start to walk in His revealed way, even in great weakness and difficulty, we have much faith!
In the passage here the church is praying for Peter to be released from prison. They are fearful and locked away in Mary’s house. James has just been martyred and Herod was harassing the church. Their prayer was far from what we would call "full of faith and belief". When Peter really was released and turned up at their door they could not believe it and were amazed. Wasn’t that what they had been praying for? Did God answer their prayer? Yes! Was it a faith-filled prayer? Well, I would say they prayed in faith , even if that faith was the size of a mustard seed. They prayed because they loved and trusted God in the midst of persecution. Did they have fear? Yes! Wouldn’t you in their situation? But, according to the Biblical definition, they had faith.
Poem
The boy falls off the cliff and clings onto the overhanging tree,
His father reaches out his hand and says,"Son, trust in me".
The boy has faith and reaches out, but fear still lingers on,
Yet when he's in his Father's arms that fear is finally gone.
Prayer
"Father, give me the strength to trust You and obey You, especially when You ask me to move into areas I find scary. Though my heart may tremble with fear I will trust you and walk more and more boldly into your destiny for my life. Thank You Father that you are totally trustworthy. Amen!"
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Faith is not Fail-safe
Passage
"Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented-- of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise."
Hebrews 11:36-39 (NKJV)
Pondering
Faith does not guarantee everything will go smoothly or ‘successfully’ (at least in the world's definition of success) in this life. Reading through the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 one may originally think that if we have faith then we will be victorious and successful in this life, seeing deliverance from a wicked generation like Noah, supernatural blessing like Abraham and so forth. However, when you arrive at verse 36 your head will spin and you will be confused if you hold the urban legend view of faith!
Trusting in the Lord may lead us into great suffering and persecution, such that it may seem like none of His promises are being fulfilled. Indeed, in the cases given at the end of Hebrews 11, all those mentioned here did not receive God’s promises in this life but they did have a powerful testimony of faith. They didn’t have Jedi-like faith that blasted all the opposition in the arena to kingdom come but they had a strong trust in the Lord that He would be with them and give them His peace and joy, even in death. They trusted Him so much that they followed him obediently down the valley of a shadow of death, not fleeing to safety on the mountain of false faith.
Poem
Lord please give me the strength to stick with You always,
Through sunny times of joy and thrundrous stormy days.
My faith in You is not based on how things go outside,
But based on your unchanging grace that melts all of my pride.
Prayer
"Lord, I don't trust in you for my own benefit. I trust in you whether you take me through heaven or hell on earth. It is enough that You are with me. If You lead me through the valley of the shadow of death I will not run to the mountains of false faith but will take Your hand and trust You to lead me where I must go. Amen!"
"Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented-- of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise."
Hebrews 11:36-39 (NKJV)
Pondering
Faith does not guarantee everything will go smoothly or ‘successfully’ (at least in the world's definition of success) in this life. Reading through the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 one may originally think that if we have faith then we will be victorious and successful in this life, seeing deliverance from a wicked generation like Noah, supernatural blessing like Abraham and so forth. However, when you arrive at verse 36 your head will spin and you will be confused if you hold the urban legend view of faith!
Trusting in the Lord may lead us into great suffering and persecution, such that it may seem like none of His promises are being fulfilled. Indeed, in the cases given at the end of Hebrews 11, all those mentioned here did not receive God’s promises in this life but they did have a powerful testimony of faith. They didn’t have Jedi-like faith that blasted all the opposition in the arena to kingdom come but they had a strong trust in the Lord that He would be with them and give them His peace and joy, even in death. They trusted Him so much that they followed him obediently down the valley of a shadow of death, not fleeing to safety on the mountain of false faith.
Poem
Lord please give me the strength to stick with You always,
Through sunny times of joy and thrundrous stormy days.
My faith in You is not based on how things go outside,
But based on your unchanging grace that melts all of my pride.
Prayer
"Lord, I don't trust in you for my own benefit. I trust in you whether you take me through heaven or hell on earth. It is enough that You are with me. If You lead me through the valley of the shadow of death I will not run to the mountains of false faith but will take Your hand and trust You to lead me where I must go. Amen!"
Faith Is Not A Force
Passage
"And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
Luke 17:5-6 (NKJV)
Pondering
When Star Wars first came out I remember preachers comparing it’s message with the teachings of the Bible. Good versus evil like in the Bible, the dark side and the light side of the force like the kingdom of Satan and the Kingdom of God and faith in Satan or faith in God.
Unfortunately this is a complete misunderstanding of the Bible. The Bible never presents a dualism of good versus evil, but an initially good creation by an uncreated, almighty God. Later His angelic creation, Lucifer, rebels and becomes Satan, taking a third of the angels with him. Satan is not the diametric opposite of God but a pale created negative wannabe god with only one third of the original angelic force behind him. Faith is nothing like the FORCE portrayed in Star Wars. The FORCE is more of a new age or Gnostic view than a Biblical one where we must pray and fast and believe God enough to rise up in the ranks of faith from a spiritual padawan to eventually become a Christian Jedi master!
Biblical faith is simply trusting in God and taking His Word and obeying it out of love. Even if we trust Him as little as a mustard seed then He can perform mighty miracles through us according to His will (uprooting trees and casting mountains into the sea).
Poem
Faith is not a Force which grows as we ascend the ranks of God,
But it is childlike faith that clings to the Shepherd and yields to His staff and rod.
It's not a growing power that grows as we master the faith,
But it is God moving mountains as we trust and seek His face.
Prayer
"Lord, help me to trust you like a child, that even if my trusting obedience is as small as a mustard seed I know you will work miracles through me. Amen!"
"And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
Luke 17:5-6 (NKJV)
Pondering
When Star Wars first came out I remember preachers comparing it’s message with the teachings of the Bible. Good versus evil like in the Bible, the dark side and the light side of the force like the kingdom of Satan and the Kingdom of God and faith in Satan or faith in God.
Unfortunately this is a complete misunderstanding of the Bible. The Bible never presents a dualism of good versus evil, but an initially good creation by an uncreated, almighty God. Later His angelic creation, Lucifer, rebels and becomes Satan, taking a third of the angels with him. Satan is not the diametric opposite of God but a pale created negative wannabe god with only one third of the original angelic force behind him. Faith is nothing like the FORCE portrayed in Star Wars. The FORCE is more of a new age or Gnostic view than a Biblical one where we must pray and fast and believe God enough to rise up in the ranks of faith from a spiritual padawan to eventually become a Christian Jedi master!
Biblical faith is simply trusting in God and taking His Word and obeying it out of love. Even if we trust Him as little as a mustard seed then He can perform mighty miracles through us according to His will (uprooting trees and casting mountains into the sea).
Poem
Faith is not a Force which grows as we ascend the ranks of God,
But it is childlike faith that clings to the Shepherd and yields to His staff and rod.
It's not a growing power that grows as we master the faith,
But it is God moving mountains as we trust and seek His face.
Prayer
"Lord, help me to trust you like a child, that even if my trusting obedience is as small as a mustard seed I know you will work miracles through me. Amen!"
True Faith
Passage
“"And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
Genesis 11:6-7 (NKJV)
Pondering
I’ve heard preachers use the tower of Babel episode positively to show, as they say, If men are united and have enough faith, nothing is impossible for them, and the audience erupts in applause. However, this story is a negative example of positive thinking! God is showing that man should not visualize and positive think his way to a course of action that is opposed to God’s plan, as the tower of Babel was.
The Biblical word used for faith is the Greek word "pistis", meaning confident trust in God that leads to obedient action. Modern English has different meanings for Faith, Belief and Trust, but all these English words are used to interpret ""pistis" in the New Testament. These English words have been morphed into meaning something very different to their Biblical counterpart - Today "Faith" has come to mean "Confident belief that something unseen will be manifest", "Belief" has come to mean "mental assent to something" and "Trust" has been reduced to some passive acknowledgement of a person's faithfulness.
An illustration that well shows the true Biblical meaning of Faith is that of a tightrope walker who walked across the heights of Niagara Falls on a tightrope blindfolded. After that he took a wheelbarrow and pushed it across with a bag of potatoes inside. Then he called to the adoring crowd below saying, "Who believes I can push a man across in the wheelbarrow?" All hands went up. Then he pointed to one of the men with his hand up and said, "Ok. You believe I can do it then get in the wheelbarrow now". The man looked at his watch, made and excuse and quickly ran away. He had mental assent that the tightrope walker could do it but had no real faith as he was unwilling to trust and obey!
Whenever you see Faith, Belief or Trust in the New Testament the meaning is simply Trust and Obey the Lord! God seeks trusting men and women not positive thinkers!
Poem
Faith is not believing great things will happen to me,
It's not visualizing a wondrous future we will one day see.
It's simple trust in Jesus that He's my Shepherd King,
Where He leads i'll follow, and in valley or mountain i'll sing!
Prayer
"Father, help me to display real faith in you. Help me to simply trust you and obey your word. Keep me from dreams and desires that will lead me away from your will. You are my shepherd and where You lead I will follow. Amen!"
“"And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
Genesis 11:6-7 (NKJV)
Pondering
I’ve heard preachers use the tower of Babel episode positively to show, as they say, If men are united and have enough faith, nothing is impossible for them, and the audience erupts in applause. However, this story is a negative example of positive thinking! God is showing that man should not visualize and positive think his way to a course of action that is opposed to God’s plan, as the tower of Babel was.
The Biblical word used for faith is the Greek word "pistis", meaning confident trust in God that leads to obedient action. Modern English has different meanings for Faith, Belief and Trust, but all these English words are used to interpret ""pistis" in the New Testament. These English words have been morphed into meaning something very different to their Biblical counterpart - Today "Faith" has come to mean "Confident belief that something unseen will be manifest", "Belief" has come to mean "mental assent to something" and "Trust" has been reduced to some passive acknowledgement of a person's faithfulness.
An illustration that well shows the true Biblical meaning of Faith is that of a tightrope walker who walked across the heights of Niagara Falls on a tightrope blindfolded. After that he took a wheelbarrow and pushed it across with a bag of potatoes inside. Then he called to the adoring crowd below saying, "Who believes I can push a man across in the wheelbarrow?" All hands went up. Then he pointed to one of the men with his hand up and said, "Ok. You believe I can do it then get in the wheelbarrow now". The man looked at his watch, made and excuse and quickly ran away. He had mental assent that the tightrope walker could do it but had no real faith as he was unwilling to trust and obey!
Whenever you see Faith, Belief or Trust in the New Testament the meaning is simply Trust and Obey the Lord! God seeks trusting men and women not positive thinkers!
Poem
Faith is not believing great things will happen to me,
It's not visualizing a wondrous future we will one day see.
It's simple trust in Jesus that He's my Shepherd King,
Where He leads i'll follow, and in valley or mountain i'll sing!
Prayer
"Father, help me to display real faith in you. Help me to simply trust you and obey your word. Keep me from dreams and desires that will lead me away from your will. You are my shepherd and where You lead I will follow. Amen!"
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Child-Like Faith
Passage
"But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 19:14 (NKJV)
Pondering
Early this morning we received the news that one of our church members,Jack, had passed away and gone to be with the Lord. This is getting to be more of a regular event as our church grows larger. However, this time it gripped our hearts a bit more than usual as this brother died at the age of only 28 and had been a good friend of ours for about ten years, joining the cell group in our house for many of those years.
Though he was 28 Jack had a medical condition that caused many complications in his body and cause him to have the mind of a small child. The last few years of his life he was wheel-chair bound but he was not bound in his spirit! Yes, he was often childish, even throwing tantrum when not getting his way. But I will remember him for his simple childlike faith. He sang like an angel with joy and passion in our cell group and prayed with even more fervour.
One time our fan had broken down in the living room where we have our cell meetings. Jack rolled confidently up to the fan in his wheel chair and laid hands on the fan and prayed "Be healed in the name of Jesus!" Immediately the fan started working again.
Do we have faith in God like a child or have we grown more "mature" (this should read cynical)?. Let us learn from Jack and enjoy our relationship with Daddy God, coming to Him as a child, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Poem
Here is the poem I've written for Jack that I will share at his funeral tomorrow:
Jack's Poem
A child trapped in a body that decays,
Yes, childish sometimes, but childlike always.
He laughed like a Cherub, a smile on his face,
Sang like and angel and prayed with simple faith.
Though bound on this earth in a body and a chair,
He freely loved to give and receive a king's share.
Now bound no more but dancing, singing, free,
He is forever with King Jesus, receiving gifts endlessly!
We love and miss you Jack, with your simple ways,
And know we'll see you soon, one of these days.
When Jesus returns with all the saints we'll see
Jack laughing, swimming, singing and, best of all, FREE.
Prayer
"Father, I want to learn from Jack today. I come to you as a trusting child, with simple faith and no pretentious adult cynicism. Help me to become more and more childlike in following and relating to you day by day Lord. Amen."
"But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 19:14 (NKJV)
Pondering
Early this morning we received the news that one of our church members,Jack, had passed away and gone to be with the Lord. This is getting to be more of a regular event as our church grows larger. However, this time it gripped our hearts a bit more than usual as this brother died at the age of only 28 and had been a good friend of ours for about ten years, joining the cell group in our house for many of those years.
Though he was 28 Jack had a medical condition that caused many complications in his body and cause him to have the mind of a small child. The last few years of his life he was wheel-chair bound but he was not bound in his spirit! Yes, he was often childish, even throwing tantrum when not getting his way. But I will remember him for his simple childlike faith. He sang like an angel with joy and passion in our cell group and prayed with even more fervour.
One time our fan had broken down in the living room where we have our cell meetings. Jack rolled confidently up to the fan in his wheel chair and laid hands on the fan and prayed "Be healed in the name of Jesus!" Immediately the fan started working again.
Do we have faith in God like a child or have we grown more "mature" (this should read cynical)?. Let us learn from Jack and enjoy our relationship with Daddy God, coming to Him as a child, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Poem
Here is the poem I've written for Jack that I will share at his funeral tomorrow:
Jack's Poem
A child trapped in a body that decays,
Yes, childish sometimes, but childlike always.
He laughed like a Cherub, a smile on his face,
Sang like and angel and prayed with simple faith.
Though bound on this earth in a body and a chair,
He freely loved to give and receive a king's share.
Now bound no more but dancing, singing, free,
He is forever with King Jesus, receiving gifts endlessly!
We love and miss you Jack, with your simple ways,
And know we'll see you soon, one of these days.
When Jesus returns with all the saints we'll see
Jack laughing, swimming, singing and, best of all, FREE.
Prayer
"Father, I want to learn from Jack today. I come to you as a trusting child, with simple faith and no pretentious adult cynicism. Help me to become more and more childlike in following and relating to you day by day Lord. Amen."
More and More
Passage
"Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God". 1 Thessalonians 4:1 (NKJV)
Pondering
Today I spoke at one of my church member's Christian workers gatherings at her work place. My topic was that God want us to excel more and more in four areas. These for areas came to me as I studied the occurences of the term "More and More" in Scripture. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word "Yasap" (strongs 3254) is the closest match to this term. In Greek the closest match is "Mallon" (Strongs 3123).
Instead of sinning more and more (see 2 Chronicles 33:23;26:14; Hosea 13:2) we are to:
1. Minister more and more.to (1 Thess 4:1) and For (1 Thess 4:10) God
2. Open up more and more to God (Psalm 71:14) in praise.
3. Receive more and more from God (Psalm 115:14)
4. Experience more and more of God (Philippians 1:9) (the word knowledge in Scripture is always used more in terms of knowing a person in relationship than mere factual head knowledge).
These four things spell M.O.R.E!
We should be growing more and more in each of these areas. Is our ministry to the Lord in personal worship and prayer getting more nd more, going deeper and deeper, soaring higher and higher and reaching further and further? Are we ministering more and more to others according to our gifts and callings? Are we opening up to God more in our daily walk of praising him, lifting our hands higher, raising our voices louder with greater and greater passion? Are we receiving more and more of God's abundant provision day after day? Are we experiencing more of the Lord's immense three in oneness - His awesome power, his majesty, his salvation and his love?
"MORE LORD!"
Poem
More of You in my life Lord,
More of all that is in Your Word.
Let me never be satisfied with where I am Lord,
But press on into what I've not seen or heard.
Prayer
"Lord, I know that all I've experienced of you is not even a drop in the ocean, but a splash in the stream that leads to the river that runs into the ocean! Take me into more of all you are and have so that I can minister more and more to and for you, open up more and more to You, receive more and more from You and Experience more of You every day. Take me deeper, higher and further into You. Amen!"
"Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God". 1 Thessalonians 4:1 (NKJV)
Pondering
Today I spoke at one of my church member's Christian workers gatherings at her work place. My topic was that God want us to excel more and more in four areas. These for areas came to me as I studied the occurences of the term "More and More" in Scripture. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word "Yasap" (strongs 3254) is the closest match to this term. In Greek the closest match is "Mallon" (Strongs 3123).
Instead of sinning more and more (see 2 Chronicles 33:23;26:14; Hosea 13:2) we are to:
1. Minister more and more.to (1 Thess 4:1) and For (1 Thess 4:10) God
2. Open up more and more to God (Psalm 71:14) in praise.
3. Receive more and more from God (Psalm 115:14)
4. Experience more and more of God (Philippians 1:9) (the word knowledge in Scripture is always used more in terms of knowing a person in relationship than mere factual head knowledge).
These four things spell M.O.R.E!
We should be growing more and more in each of these areas. Is our ministry to the Lord in personal worship and prayer getting more nd more, going deeper and deeper, soaring higher and higher and reaching further and further? Are we ministering more and more to others according to our gifts and callings? Are we opening up to God more in our daily walk of praising him, lifting our hands higher, raising our voices louder with greater and greater passion? Are we receiving more and more of God's abundant provision day after day? Are we experiencing more of the Lord's immense three in oneness - His awesome power, his majesty, his salvation and his love?
"MORE LORD!"
Poem
More of You in my life Lord,
More of all that is in Your Word.
Let me never be satisfied with where I am Lord,
But press on into what I've not seen or heard.
Prayer
"Lord, I know that all I've experienced of you is not even a drop in the ocean, but a splash in the stream that leads to the river that runs into the ocean! Take me into more of all you are and have so that I can minister more and more to and for you, open up more and more to You, receive more and more from You and Experience more of You every day. Take me deeper, higher and further into You. Amen!"
Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice
Passage
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion."
Rom 12:15-16 (NKJV)
Pondering
Today something happened that made me wonder how people watching from the outside would react if they witnessed the scene. The reaction would vary from a humorous chuckle through various stages of bemusement or disgust to even anger.
My son, Matthew, who is six years old, called me into the bathroom with a triumphant tone and excitedly asked me to look into the toilet bowl. "Daddy, I did a big poo!", he chirped joyfully. I looked at the brown prize and was extremely happy and congratulated him and even went to tell the other members of the family.
Many seeing this would think Matthew was very rude and naughty to suggest looking at the contents of his bowels and that I was very wrong to encourage him in this prank. However, this was a glorious day of breakthrough for Matthew, indeed for us all. A day to rejoice with him in his rejoicing.
You see, Matthew was born with an imperforate anus, meaning he was born with no anal opening. This has meant that we have had to dilate him regularly to remove the build up of hard poo. Up until this moment he had not been able to do a proper poo by himself. Therefore, this was a very special moment of joy for us all.
We tend to judge circumstances through our own lenses, often not really understanding what others are going through. It is important not to judge merely from our own experience but to try and understand where others are coming from when they do things that seem strange to us. Let us learn to rejoice with those who rejoice, whether their rejoicing makes sense to us or not!
Poem
A day of rejoicing for one may cause others to mock,
But let us have love and get over the shock.
We are all different, each travelling a different path,
So when we feel like reacting let us join in and laugh!
Prayer
"Father, thank you for making us all so very different. However, often we resent those differences and want others to do things like us. Help me today Lord to learn a bit more how to identify with those who are different from me and to rejoice when they rejoice. Amen."
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion."
Rom 12:15-16 (NKJV)
Pondering
Today something happened that made me wonder how people watching from the outside would react if they witnessed the scene. The reaction would vary from a humorous chuckle through various stages of bemusement or disgust to even anger.
My son, Matthew, who is six years old, called me into the bathroom with a triumphant tone and excitedly asked me to look into the toilet bowl. "Daddy, I did a big poo!", he chirped joyfully. I looked at the brown prize and was extremely happy and congratulated him and even went to tell the other members of the family.
Many seeing this would think Matthew was very rude and naughty to suggest looking at the contents of his bowels and that I was very wrong to encourage him in this prank. However, this was a glorious day of breakthrough for Matthew, indeed for us all. A day to rejoice with him in his rejoicing.
You see, Matthew was born with an imperforate anus, meaning he was born with no anal opening. This has meant that we have had to dilate him regularly to remove the build up of hard poo. Up until this moment he had not been able to do a proper poo by himself. Therefore, this was a very special moment of joy for us all.
We tend to judge circumstances through our own lenses, often not really understanding what others are going through. It is important not to judge merely from our own experience but to try and understand where others are coming from when they do things that seem strange to us. Let us learn to rejoice with those who rejoice, whether their rejoicing makes sense to us or not!
Poem
A day of rejoicing for one may cause others to mock,
But let us have love and get over the shock.
We are all different, each travelling a different path,
So when we feel like reacting let us join in and laugh!
Prayer
"Father, thank you for making us all so very different. However, often we resent those differences and want others to do things like us. Help me today Lord to learn a bit more how to identify with those who are different from me and to rejoice when they rejoice. Amen."
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