A Religious Man

"I do believe that the design of the universe is essentially a religious question, that is one should have some kind of respect and awe for the whole business. Its very magnificent and shouldn't be taken for granted. In fact I believe that is why Einstein has so little use for organized religion, although he strikes me as a very religious man. He must have looked at what the preachers said about God and felt that they were blaspheming. He had seen much more majesty than they had ever imagined. They were just not talking about the real thing."-Charles Meisner

waking up to irrigate a wheat field 3 nights in a row with 2 to go will do this to a person.

Shall We

"Do you suppose abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused? Men can go wrong with wine and women, shall then we prohibit and abolish women? Some men abuse stars, shall we then pluck them out of the sky."-Martin Luther

Finals

This is what my Finance and Credit test looked like today. Way to go me, I really set the bar high on that one. I think I'll lie in bed for the rest of the night until my body becomes as worn in as my sheets. Then I'll wake up in the morning thinking, "okay now I'll study, now I'll gett'r done!" Reality is, I wont. Then I'll head off to campus and people will look at me and say, "hey there is that kid who looks like my raggedy bed sheets!"--worn in and depressed. "Way to go freshman, you caught me" I'll say as I dip into the gym to get my fix for the day. Sailor beanie and headphones affixed, I'll stride out, proudly aticipating that oppressive moment when I realize: one more final on friday. And to think, this has been such a good week!

I saw a baby wake up in his dad's lap. His eyes caught his daddy's and there they stood. Through blinks they stood. Fixed and comfortable. I was shocked. I was watching love fall into place. Shaken, I remembered Jesus' eyes. What would they tell me? Resolved; hope, daddy. Contentment daddy. Trust daddy. Love, daddy.

San Diego sing Him a hymn,
write me a poem,
welcome me,
write new memories,
anything to uncuff my mind from then.
Amen

Dissolving

A note to her;

We need to die before we die. But what happens when the person who died comes back to life?

Repent, repent, repent.

Turn and take.

"One day He did not leave after kissing me."-Rabia

He does not kiss and go away. When He kissed us with His grace He stayed and He is with us now.

Salvation. Sanctification. Pursuit. Patience. Un-condition. Freedom. Security. Choice.

We do have a choice in the matter--to come to him or not. But why would we choose anything else? His grace is so irresistible.

May we continue to dissolve in the grace of God.

Landon