That I may partake in yet some more foolishness...Just compelled to share these disconnected thoughts, written on scraps of paper, anything that was handy and collesed into and out of reflections this morning.Flying in to L.A., more precisely Orange County on Friday morning, still very much moved and overawed by the almost sheer audicty it seems to be cutting through the sky in this machine, thousands of feet above the ground. Is this lawful?A sense of trepidation and the unmistakable reliance on the fact that, but not for the grace of God do we rise and land in saftey. Thankful. Prayerful.Am bemused by wonder, again.Wonder that, or if, anyone else takes notice at the incredible panorama that lies bellow. God's land. God's dirt, formed and shaped with such majesty, the beauty and sementry, the fabric of water and greenery as if it was painted out unto the canvas in such stark and brilliant hues. And the clouds. First below them, then through them and finaly, above them came forth this guttural utterance;It's always blue sky over the cloud cover And the spiritual significance of our lives, to that.And I wondered if anyone cared at all. What might be going through the minds of those present. Preoccupied with their lives, their present destination, but what of the future? The pains and burdens that we carry, even us who have checked our bagage, still have some carry on we could do without. Can't fault them, no, we were all once 'them' too, caught up in all the machinery and manuevering of this world. And it's not a we/they construct anyway, the difference is as sutble as it is a lightyears profundity away; but we see Jesus Heb 2:9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~On the flight back, flooded with and carrying with me the spirtual atmosphere that was present in Josh's house and here I must pause to say a few things.I dont want to emberras the brother and with restraint let me just state that my dear people, you who come here and share your hearts and lives and what the Lord is doing through you... This is real folks. Did I expect it to be otherwise? No, of course not. Actually didnt have any expectations anyway. The ease and naturalness and that incredible "knowing" that just passes right through us, beyond our understanding...And yet ... Blown away would hardly describe it. Spirtualy. Without a word I have been challegend just by the example of my brothers. Let me just say, the Lord truly dwells richly in you both and what Josh is doing...poured out for the Lord.Will emberass Greg more a little later...Trying to temper everything that had gone on, even with the lies trying to steal the joy, that 'you are overdoing it', 'emotionalism', blah, blah, blah. Nonsense. O for want of a spirtual vocabulary! Pray for me, please. Could not stop praising God for you all, for the privelage of being amongst likehearted brethren... " I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; Phi 1:3-5 And the wonder had me asking; "God, what is it that you are doing?" as I gazed out over the city of lights below."Reconcilling the world unto Myself"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Some spiritual high? Ah, well, yes and no... not quite. Not naive enough nor does the pain of sorrows every truly subside, Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So then death worketh in us, but life in you. 2Co 4:10-12Too many lost, too many broken, backslidden, poor, naked, empty, homelessWithout Jesus
