Why is everything locked, and barricaded?

Over the last few days the Holy Spirit has been speaking to my heart with a powerful message that I would like to share with you.  It all started when Sherelene, accidentally left her small carry on bag in the seat back pocket on the plane when we arrived in St Croix.  It contained her iPhone and iPad!  As soon as we discovered it was missing we figured out where she had it last and started contacting U.S.  Air.  My dear brother Jim Haverstock has been helping us back on the main land, but so far we have heard nothing from anyone at U.S. Air.  Sherelene and I have discussed the likely scenario of her electronic devices but one option always comes back, someone found them and simply said, oh goody, new stuff for me!  We hope they are being held for her by U.S. Air!

The second thing that spoke to me was how many buildings I’ve photographed on the island with heavy iron bars and serious locks protecting the contents of the buildings.  My attitude about the lost items and the caution of the Islanders with old buildings leads to one conclusion; we simply don’t trust our fellow man!

Why?  Well husband hurt wives, wives hurt husbands!  Parents hurt children, and children hurt parents, companies hurt employees, and employees hurt companies!   People, this was never God’s plan.  He said; “Love others as you love yourself”  –  “husbands love your wife as Christ loved the church”  –  “Honor you father and mother”  –  “Children respect and honor your parents.”  –  “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”   –  “Wives honor your husbands.”  –  “Give a full and honest days work to your masters (employers)”  –   “Masters (companies) respect and treat your slaves (employees) well.”   The Holy Scripture is filled with examples of how we are to treat one another.  Problem is that many of us don’t do as God told us to do, and therefore we know we can’t trust each other!  What a sad state of affairs!

Can this ever change?  It can with you and me!  We can determine to obey God and be that person we wish others would be.  Would that fix anything?  Yes, it would fix us, and that is what God wants, let Him worry about the other guy!!!!

Give it some thought…..   and now some more shots from St Croix.

Love this shot, it so speaks to this entry!!!!

Father, please help me to not be that person that can not be trusted.  Help me treat others with the same integrity that I would have them apply to me!  Help me to place my heart on you and seek your ways which are so much higher than mine.  Father help me forgive those that have hurt me, and remember what Your Son said on the cross, to forgive those that had placed Him there for they did not now what they were doing!   Amen

Tomorrow the last entry of the week, more St. Croix color!

X-T1 update:  I simply love it,  I will add the battery grip and eventually will get a second, it will be my go to camera until they come out wiht something even better, which is hard to imagine!!!  The more I shoot these Fujinon lenses the more impressed I am!  Will I get rid of my X-E2 and X100s?  I will definitely keep the X100s, I use it for different kind of work, and i may just keep the X-E2 as well, and the X-Pro-1 stays in my gear closet until the X-Pro-2 comes along, in spite of the fact that it is now my oldest, (technology wise),  Fuji camera, I still love it!!!!

Lastly, thanks to all my friends that have prayed for Sherelene and I on our trip, your prayers were answered in spades, we have had a great, relaxing, wonderful, anniversary celebration, it was 44 years as of Valentines’s Day!

I plan to do a full review of X-T1 settings early next week for all those folks that have a new one in their bag!!!!

Blessings,

the pilgrim