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Day 7: Wonder

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Many images can and more than likely do pop into our minds when considering the word, “Wonder.” For me today I am in awe and wonder of God and his massive love and grace that is so explicitly expressed in Psalm 139. No matter where we go, whether to Heaven or Hell, God’s love and grace is always present with us because God himself is always present with us.

That is something that I am continually in awe and wonder of.

That God is so massive that He is over all creation in the ability to not just create but to be continually creating, and yet He is present with each of us intimately.

Awe and Wonder.

The creation in our world.

My family.

My best friend and wife.

Lord, I confess that I am overwhelmed by your blessings at the wake of every second. Praise the Lord Almighty for the blessings that He profusely rains down upon us. I think it is best expressed in the simple confession of:

“My cup overflows!”

Holy and Awesome God, thank you for your massive and enveloping love and grace and may we draw more near so that it is constantly enveloping every part of our lives!

Amen.

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Day 3: See

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Ever want to know where you stand? What people really think about you? Well, you are good company because I believe that Jesus just wanted to know what the disciples thought. I find it very interesting that Peter is the only one that said what he thought, but then again that is the way that Peter usually was. He was the disciple that walked out on the water to Jesus after all.

I think this is why I have always respected Peter.

Peter saw Jesus for who He was and is and maybe He saw that the day that He called those fishermen to come follow him. This is powerful because there are im sure many people who thought them to be completely out of their mind and yet Peter stands strong and says that He is the Christ. The One.

So who do we say that Jesus is?

We already know who Peter says He is, but who do we?

It’s a good question to ask in our lenten journey.

Almighty God,

Help us to know at all times who you are and more importantly where you are, in our hearts. Transform us Lord to understand more and more. Thank you for your love and grace and for helping us to extend that love and grace to the world.

Amen.

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Love in the Midst of a Whirlwind.

The last couple of weeks are a whirlwind.

Nov. 10 – Got married to my best friend, Amy Forsythe Alexander
Nov. 11 – Left for cruise
Nov. 18 – Back in Texas from Cruise
Nov. 19-20 – Couple of days in the Office
Nov. 21-23 – Thanksgiving at Harris and Alexanders
Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving with Howell and Forsythe’s

Like I said the last couple of weeks are a whirlwind.

Today I would like to share a moment that was so powerful.

Over thanksgiving I had the opportunity to introduce Amy to my cousin Lauren and my Paw Paw Jack Alexander. The implications of this need some explaining.

My cousin Lauren who passed away 7 years ago of spina bifida was always someone that seemed to me to be a conduit of God’s love and grace. She taught me so much about how God’s love is not determined by limitations but that God’s love cast limitations away and that there was no limits to God’s love and grace, and my Paw-Paw like Lauren taught me how to be a man of God.

My wife Amy reminds me a lot of Lauren. They both have such a heart for God and both to me are conduits of God’s love and grace. They have such a heart for the least and the lost, the small and marginalized, the people that are so easily ignored. I am constantly reminded by that through my time with Lauren and now my time with Amy.

Consider how powerful it is for Amy to embrace these people from my family. Two of the people that helped me in my journey to now.

This was a very powerful and God moment in the midst of a whirlwind, and a good reminder that no matter what is going on in our lives that the whirlwinds, or storms do not cast out God’s love and grace, but that God’s love and grace cast out everything that gets in the way. Nothing can limit this. Nothing can stop this. In fact as Paul says in 1 Corinthians that God’s love never ends.

So as you live your life and experience the storms and whirlwinds of life remember that God’s love and grace is always with you.

Thank you God for your love.

Amen.