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FRIDAY, September 16
1 Corinthians 3:16-23. Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age; you should become fools so that you may become wise.
As I write this, there are three college diplomas and several awards all nicely framed and hanging on the wall behind my desk. The walls of my study are lined with books. With a touch of my computer keyboard, I’m in cyberspace (wherever that is). I am very thankful for the opportunities I’ve had to study and learn. They have served me well.
Now I learn from different teachers, and few of them are by my efforts.
My young grandson teaches me the wonder of seeing with new eyes without knowing the dictionary meaning. Hummingbirds feeding on a tree in my neighbor’s yard (yes, lots of them, together!) showed me a new glimpse of the glory of God. A Jewish mother, with eyes gleaming, talked of her daughter’s wedding in Israel as I recalled my daughter’s wedding a year ago—and we were one. At a recent funeral, I sat behind three young men, one a Muslim, one a Jew, and one a Christian, all pallbearers mourning the same friend.
I am just beginning to learn. I hope you are, too.
PRAY for the Dioceses of South West Tanganyika and Western Tanganyika (Tanzania)
Ps 69:1-23(24-30)31-38 * 73; 2 Kings 1:2-17; Matthew 5:11-16
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