Chico Basin Ranch, Colorado
Chico Basin Ranch takes me back to episodes of The Lone Ranger, The Rifleman and Big Valley. I can see cowboys riding their horses through this gate, home from a long day on the range.
I took this picture on Sunday as we gathered with friends celebrating the Confirmation of a very special young lady, a lady who knows her Bible better than most of us. We sat in chairs, told stories, caught up on each other's lives and did a lot of laughing.
My prayer partner, Dave, sat across from me. We've been meeting once a month for spiritual retreats for a while now. I deeply value these get aways.
I saw Dave again Sunday night at 9:45 in the emergency room at one of our Colorado Springs hospitals. Though Dave is younger than I, he had suffered a stroke. He could talk but the words weren't coming the way he wanted. Early in the morning he was flown to Denver for surgery from which he is now recovering.
While in the emergency room, I took out my phone and pulled up my Bible app. I'm not sure what word I was searching on when Psalm 77 appeared. We read this psalm.
"Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable? Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" Psalm 77:7-9 English Standard Version
Sounds hopeless, doesn't it? Sounds like some of our prayers. However, the psalmist continues, "I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God?" Psalm 77:11-13 English Standard Version
I don't know what God has in store for Dave. I don't know what God has in store for any of us, but I do know that even in the worst of times we can remember God's faithfulness and lean on this faithfulness into the great unknown of life.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
I took this picture on Sunday as we gathered with friends celebrating the Confirmation of a very special young lady, a lady who knows her Bible better than most of us. We sat in chairs, told stories, caught up on each other's lives and did a lot of laughing.
My prayer partner, Dave, sat across from me. We've been meeting once a month for spiritual retreats for a while now. I deeply value these get aways.
I saw Dave again Sunday night at 9:45 in the emergency room at one of our Colorado Springs hospitals. Though Dave is younger than I, he had suffered a stroke. He could talk but the words weren't coming the way he wanted. Early in the morning he was flown to Denver for surgery from which he is now recovering.
While in the emergency room, I took out my phone and pulled up my Bible app. I'm not sure what word I was searching on when Psalm 77 appeared. We read this psalm.
"Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable? Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" Psalm 77:7-9 English Standard Version
Sounds hopeless, doesn't it? Sounds like some of our prayers. However, the psalmist continues, "I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God?" Psalm 77:11-13 English Standard Version
I don't know what God has in store for Dave. I don't know what God has in store for any of us, but I do know that even in the worst of times we can remember God's faithfulness and lean on this faithfulness into the great unknown of life.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
(Click on picture to enlarge.)
Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
No comments:
Post a Comment