IMPORTANT






  This is the schooner Alliance in 
Yorktown, VA that we took our Sunset
 Cruise. The sails are already part way 
down from a previous cruise.



Good morning!
Since we have been gone for a week, I have lots to catch up on. So, I would like to share this devotion with you from the Upper Room.
"What Is Important in Life?

The human spirit will endure sickness; 
but a broken spirit — who can bear?
- Proverbs 18:14 (NRSV)

Today's Devotional

One wonderful summer morning I went out for a walk. I went in a wheelchair because this is the only way I can move. A man came up behind me and said, “I don’t envy you.” I kept going, smiling and thinking that he should envy me! What a shame, I thought, that people often don’t see what is really important in life. Health problems are seen as a huge calamity while problems with the soul go unnoticed and the other gifts of God are not valued.
God has blessed me so abundantly! I live with my dad who is called the best father in the world by everyone who knows him. We have an apartment, and we each have our own room. I have friends who enrich my life. I live in a country where, after 70 years of religious persecution, there is now freedom of belief, and I have come to God. My daughter is studying at a university, and recently she and her fiancé got married in our church. I simply cannot find words of gratitude to God for all that he has given me. No, I can’t walk; but I have so many other joys in my life. Most importantly, I have the Lord.
Galina Samson (Voronezh, Russia)

Thought for the Day:
Today I will find joy in God’s gifts.

Prayer: Dear Lord, help us to see your grace and mercy in our lives. We pray as Jesus taught us, saying, “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil” (Luke 11:2-4, kjv). Amen.

Prayer Focus: People with health problems"

We make the choice of how to deal with our problems. This lady made the right choice. How are we doing?

Have a thoughtful day!

Lesbear











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