Light Bearers

❓LIGHTBEARER: DECISIONS❓

“Whatever is true, …noble,…right, …pure,…lovely,…,excellent,…admirable,…praiseworthy, think about such things” (Philippians 4:8 NIV edited).

A watchword that keeps coming to me in sermons, devotions, blogs, and other guidelines for living our best Christian life is “Do the next right thing.”

💐MAY PSALM💐

Here’s a Bible trivia question for you on the First of May:  What Psalm is the “May Psalm”?

I’ll give you a few hints and you can see how quickly you can answer.

* May the LORD answer you when you are in distress.

* May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

* May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.

LIGHTBEARER TODAY

“Jesus said, ‘I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me” (John 14:6 MSG).

The gathering of mourners filled the church and overflowed to the lobby like a melting mountain stream in springtime. It was truly a celebration of life for a beloved friend, family member, and co-worker--for his huge heart to help others in distress, his generosity, and his faith. The loss made a hole seemingly too deep to fill. Of course, we expected to hear that in the pastor’s eulogy. A sudden death always makes us look backward at what we could have done and forward to what we can do.

“Having [spiritual] gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them…if service, in our serving”(Romans 12:7 RSV).

“What can I do to help?” We often say that to a friend who is in need or suffering from grief or illness. But sometimes it is a lame response. We may see that there are needs in general but don’t know how to put real service into action.

My friend (we’ll call her Len) showed me recently how to put power behind those words, Leafblower Power.