[Faith-talk] Good Night Message for Friday, July 20 2012

[Jenny Keller]

My dear Brother Paul,

I know that tomorrow you will be going to your new church to see how things are there, and whether the Holy Ghost lives and breathes there.

I know from experience that this can be a daunting experience and can, if things don't hit you over the head with love at first sight, for the church, be discouraging.  

Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers tonight and I know that you are praying for answers tonight too.  

I will also say prayers for you tomorrow, in hopes that you will let me or all of us know how things went.  

My prayers were answered too, because my husband is coming with me to church tomorrow after two years of not wanting anything to do with it.  It will be such a blessing to have him beside me as a worship tomorrow.  I can only pray that he hears something that will touch his heart and that the Holy Ghost will touch him too.  

sometimes, it's hard to know what Heavenly Father would have you understand when you go to a new church.  As is the case with my husband.  I just pray for you and for him, that if you understand nothing else, that you both will know that you are finally where you belong.

blessings and Prayers,

Jenny
On Jul 20, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Paul wrote:

> Well, even though it's a bit early, am posting this good night message now because I'll be in an Internet chatroom and, not knowing when the session will end, I just might be too tired to post this message.  Besides, I really like being with you guys and gals.  Especially those whose voices I know and who know mine, it's really special to know that you're reading what I or others, in the case of the poets and poetesses, have to say via their writing.  Anyway how was your day today? Mine was good.  Michelle and the undersigned went to a little coffee shop located right next door to Zeke's Coffee, a company that specializes in buying their coffee beans from producers who might be left out of what the larger coffee plantations generally grow, something that I applaud very much.  Don't know what blend I had this afternoon, but it was sure good.
> 
> Our poetic words of inspiration today come from the pen of Patricia Ann Cupit of Charleston West Virginia.  Her poem is simply entitled "My Prayer," and is rendered as follows:
> 
> O Lord Jesus,
> May there be less of me
> And more of Thee.
> 
> May I keep my eyes
> On Thy holy face,
> And talk less of my goodness
> And more of Thy grace.
> 
> Instead of complaining and murmuring
> The whole day through,
> Help me to glorify Thee
> In all I say and do.
> 
> Instead of going about
> Doing just as I please,
> May I seek Thy guidance
> Upon my knees.
> 
> May I find the center
> Of Thy perfect will there,
> And ever live for Christ
> Is my earnest prayer.
> 
> And there you have it for today.  I hope and trust that, even if you didn't comment, that all the poems for almost the past two weeks presented in this space were an inspiration to at least some of you.  They sure were to me when I first heard them years ago, and I just wanted to share them with a new generation of blind and partially sighted folks.
> 
> And now may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep you safe throughout the night and especially in these last days in which we live.  And hey, how about each other symbolically tuck one another under the covers this evening, OK? Now I know that doing that in a literal sense would be impossible, as we all have different times when we go to bed and we all live in different time zones.  But we could at least imagine our favorite guy or gal on this list doing this.  Your Christian friend and brother, Paul
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