Abundant Good Things Stored Up

After a month, I am on my way home! I left my parents yesterday in much better shape then when I found them a month ago, following Mom's serious surgery. That is the best I hope to do no matter where I go and who I am with. I suppose that is the point of all love, human and God. Leave all you encounter in better shape than you found them. Easier said than done, but a worthy goal.

Of course the most important aspect to leave with everyone is spiritual. If we are truly following God, His presence should radiate from us, and no one touched by God is ever in worse shape, unless they consciously defy him. One of the miracles of the month with Mom post-surgery is nearly every aide and therapist that worked with her was a Christian who on their own, shared their story. When my car was in the shop there, and Dad and I were driven home, the van driver was a retired pastor, who shared his story. The service rep who serviced the car for free was a believer. Could anyone imagine all this was an accident?

So I pray not only I, but all God's ambassadors here on earth who touched the lives of my folks, all left them in better shape than we found them.

Meanwhile, I am in Richmond, ready to embark on the last leg of my journey home. It was a gorgeous day when I arrived yesterday, and I rambled over to the capitol building where a tower could be seen poking above the trees. The star of my book which is going to Vegas for a book signing at the National Assoc. of Broadcasters Convention April 13,14 is the tower engineer who worked on that very tower. I snapped a photo and sent it to him. You can see it on the right upper portion of the photo below, poking above the trees, pointing to Heaven. We should all be pointing to Heaven like that tower.

I had dinner with my wonderful son and his beloved wife, last night after wandering through their beautiful city. Notice, no coat or ski mask. What a difference a few hundred miles makes! Anyway, as soon as I get home, I have a flurry of things to do to prepare my book for its trip to Vegas. I just hope I leave it better than I find it. Always my goal; not always easy to do.
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Psalm 31: 14-15,19
But I trust in you, Lord;
I say you are my God.
My times are in your hands....
How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you,
That you bestow in the sight of all,
On those who take refuge in you.