PuttingTruthFirst

Sometimes it is hard to get past all of the things we feel we must do in a day.  If we are still of working age, the demands of an 8 to 5 job can spill over into evenings continuing to insert its way into our home lives. For the working woman, who may be married or have a family demands can sometimes be overwhelming.  Even a single woman has many demands on her time since employers often expect her to pick up the slack thinking it would be more convenient for her to do so. No matter where we stand in life, all external aspects of life can invade our home and privacy.  We are always feeling the need to take care of things.  We see stacks of mail that need to be answered.  There are dishes in the sink and clothes in the washer.  There is a large pile of books that we feel compelled to read.  The garden beckons to us like a long lost friend.  We are drawn into it and soon are engaged in bending down so that our noses can get a whiff of the...

The other day I attended a meeting in a place that seemed filled with good things.  People were collecting food for the hungry, money for groups that help the homeless and provide shelters for families who have been evicted from their homes.  School supplies were being collected and clothing donations were being taken up.  It just made you feel good to see all of these good deeds occurring in one setting.  I watched the people as they went about greeting one another and telling each other how much they enjoyed seeing them.  It was encouraging to see such acceptance.  How pleasing it was!  All of this was done in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  I was most certainly for that.  Jesus certainly taught us to do good deeds and be accepting of one another.  He taught us to live a life of love and demonstrate that by being giving people not just of things but of our talents and of our time by doing for others as well. Sometimes we can fee...

Today is May 2, 2012.  It is a new day and only the second day of a new month.  As one gets older, time surely takes its wings and shoots across the days like a rocket.  Whatever, we can do must be done today.  Whatever forgiveness we must give must be done today.  Whatever we must say to those we love or those we are angry with has to be done today.  Each moment the day flies swiftly on and even one second of that time can never be gotten back.  It is gone and will never come again.  Whatever actions we have taken cannot be undone.  We can attempt to alter the damage or offer apology, but the deed once done cannot be undone.  All the good that we can do must be done now in this moment for tomorrow may come but of this we cannot be sure.  People love to plan.  Many making plans for times far in the future.  With confidence we act as though we will be here to accomplish all that we have planned.  We never consider t...