Daily Archives: April 12, 2012

 

I got a box in the mail today, a small box, only big enough to hold a well padded coffee mug. It was from my dear brother in Christ, Del Morissette.  It was gift, but more than that,  an affirmation.  Some time ago I learned of his daughter’s adopting two children from Africa.  She went through a lot to get them, and has gone through a lot to bring them into her home.  I felt it was a act of supreme love, and this young lady captured my heart, with hers!  I made a statement in a blog entry about her, her courage, and her love, and said, “Many care, many are moved to tears, many feel deeply, but few answer the call.”  That is the quote Del had placed on this coffee mug.

 

In the last two and half years as I’ve written down my thoughts, with God’s divine inspiration, I have often thought about the concept laid out in that quote.  I believe that the first step to action is being moved, being motivated, being deeply connected to the situation.  I think the next step is the hardest, to actually do something about it!  I watched the film I mention a day or so ago called What If…  Late in the film the lead actor comes fully to grips with who he is, who he could be, how short he has fallen short of that, and does the only thing we can ever do to rectify the situation, fall on our knees before Jesus and throw our selves on the mercy of the court!  God wants us to acknowledge that He is our Father, that His Son is our Savior, that we are sincerely regretful for the countless wrongs we’ve committed, and that we want His forgiveness, and want Him to come into our lives, to dwell in us, and that we want to be His, that we truly do!

 

I come here everyday, I come hoping someone out there will hear God’s gentle call, will know how very much He loves them, and will decide that it’s time to give up, and trust in Him.  I pray that today, is that someday,  for someone, He loves so much!

 

the pilgrim

 

 

Del, thanks for your friendship!