Sonshine for your soul
Posted in endurance on Mar 9th, 2012
I’ve always been sympathetic with the portrayal of Peter, James and John in Mark 14:32-42.
For in that passage describing the recurrent drowsiness of the apostles while Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, I’ve found myself.
When Jesus needed their prayer support more than ever, their flesh trumped their faith.
They weren’t rejecting Him. It’s just [...]
Posted in endurance on Mar 7th, 2012
Some of you didn’t get enough sleep last night.
I certainly didn’t.
And so we’re drowsy just now and resisting the urge to crawl back into bed.
Why don’t we drop what we’re doing and head for the pillow?
We’ve got things to do, that’s why.
Things that are more important than the sleep we’d like to have but [...]
Posted in endurance on Feb 29th, 2012
My eyelids aren’t happy with me right now.
I keep telling them to “Wake up!”
I’m very drowsy but I don’t have the option of going back to bed to get more sleep.
Well, I could but that would be giving into “self” at a time that I have much to do for others.
Including the [...]
Posted in faithfulness on Feb 27th, 2012
Boy, did I relate to the hurting father described in today’s reading from the One-Year Bible.
In Mark 9, a dad brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus’ disciples so that the boy could be delivered from the spiritual and physical torment that certainly also traumatized the family’s life.
Jesus was absent when the father and son met [...]
Posted in endurance on Feb 6th, 2012
“Don’t miss the bus.”
“A day late and a dollar short.”
“You snooze, you lose.”
These are just some of figures of speech that the English language uses to warn people against apathy, particularly toward important deadlines.
Part of life is learning how to be prepared for deadlines.
Miss them and there’s a cost.
Sometimes there is [...]
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Martin Drummond