Still Pondering The Wonder of It All...

Still in pondering wonder of it all...

I've thought about our God sightings that Charlie and I experienced and the evidence of His "only God can do" details and circumstances coming together.  I've been reminded of times I have watched a music conductor with his baton as he directed a massive orchestra playing a beautiful piece of music. 

No one knew the music like the conductor.  He knew every note.  And, each member of the orchestra knew this about him. Each member trusted him to bring their instrument into the music at the exact perfect moment.  Not before.  Not after.  But at that exact point.  He would also control the tempo and prolong a note or shorten a note that always brought perfection to each moment of sound.  And when the last note was played, the audience cheered and applauded.

There are so many human examples of God's Holy work.  A tapestry.  Hope where there shouldn't be hope.  Close calls in our comings and goings.  Miracles. Loving words of encouragement from others.  Below, I've highlighted your words to me that I put on my worship blog:

SHEPHERD WORDS FROM ERIC K (response to my email)

God's heart is bigger than mine for those I love. In our hands we embrace others with loving concern and sometimes we hold too tight in fear. God is the author of your family's stories and we know what kind of stories He writes for all those who are His.  During my sermon prep I came across this quote about what happens when we are tested by struggle (within and without) - "Faith is purified, love is intensified, grace is tasted as we are tested." Don't we wish the testing would be over after x amount of years!! Yet God's love is too holy and strong for Him to stop purifying our trust in Him. I am praying you run to God for refuge. Sometimes it just seems so hard to do this - but I encourage you to do it. He is altogether and always safe.  The bumbling, stumbling saints in all our awkward attempts to love are the body of Christ to enfold you and remind you Jesus Christ came to save sinners.

Mmmmm to taste GRACE.  Psalm 34 in our Call To Worship  "O taste and see that the LORD is good. How blessed is the man who takes refuge in HIM!."