Monthly Archives: November 2015

A while back I posted here about C.S. Lewis, remembering his death and birthday. Today is his birthday.

  
Happy Birthday to the thinker that influenced me more than any just human, well, except for Paul.

“His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭147:10-11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/psa.147.10-11.esv

“The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭145:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/psa.145.8.esv

While sitting at a light the other day…  

I grabbed this shot near dark in Sarajevo’s old town.  What strikes me about this is how the single lamp it reflected on the glass of surrounding shops.

We are to be lights in the dark, showing the way.

  
A couple of weeks back I was on a train from Kyiv to Vinnytsia (Ukraine) when we made our only stop. I got off for some fresh air and a moment of quiet. See these trains are always full and this one had 8 or so kids under 8 years of age. So, knowing these stops lasted a few minutes, I got off, stretched my legs and breathed some fresh air. My reward was this view. I wish I knew the name of the town this beautiful station was in, but I don’t. But this brief view of a well kept, relatively old station was a treat, especially with the lighting as it was.

As we go through our day, we should pause, and go get some air. I have Scripture and prayer reminders popping up on my phone to do this because it isn’t second nature to me to pause. Luther told his barber that prayers shouldn’t be so long and elaborate, but shorter, meaningful and frequent. His idea of frequency came from the biblical admonition to pray without ceasing.

So, take s moment and go get some air.