I write to you this morning from the Salvation Army Camp in Lawrence County. I am retreating with the other ministers from Jackson County. You have to be lost or have a reason to be here. It sits upon the top of a ridge overlooking the county. It is isolated and beautiful. Not a wilderness but close to it.
This morning we rose early to greet the day and talk with our Lord. We read from His Word about the week preceding Palm Sunday. We thought about the calm before the storms of life. We are each glad to be in ministry but carry the scars that come with it.
Such is life. Our discovery this morning is that God is not an exacting God. He doesn’t want His pound of flesh. What He wants is a life lived well. A life full of life. Such a life comes with a price but is better than going through the motions. Live this day. The good and the bad and the ugly. But live it!
Living this life with you.
Michael