Near His Throne

From Mark Wilson's post in Facebook:

"Well I know your trouble, O my servant true. You are very weary -- 

I was weary too. But that toil shall make you some day all my own, 

and the end of sorrow shall be near my throne." 

-- St. Andrew of Crete (trans. John Neale)

True Hope...Active Effort

Life has been more than interesting of late, with a barrage of issues both personal and in ministry that cause me to give pause and reflect.  This quote has been part of what is feeding my soul these days:

"True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.  True hope responds to the real world, to real life; it is an active effort." (Walter Anderson)

Greatness

 “Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposetion he or she has overcome to reach his goals.” (Dorothy Height, American Civil Rights Activist (1912-2010)

Vantage Pointe Today

I love being a part of Vantage Pointe, a Wesleyan Church, serving the people in the Glens Falls region in New York State.  Today's event was fantastic!

There is No Try

“No. Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.“ (Yoda to Luke Skywalker)

How's Mom?

It's been a week since Nan entered hospital again after being overcome by dementia.  We cared for her as long as we could but her disease's progress had taken her beyond our ability to meet her daily needs. But we do love her!

Today's visit found her alert but not oriented. She asked, "How's Mom?" doing and where her mother was today.  I replied, "She's in her best home (heaven!) and doing very well." That sufficed, it seems.

Nan's lived a long, full life.  Her days are without care or concern because the meds work so well.  Pray for us as we help her find her new home.  And pray God's will be done in her life, too.

Irrelevance

"If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less."

General Eric Shinseki

Chief of Staff, U. S. Army