[Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Thursday, October 10, 2013

[Poppa Bear]

I like it, thanks for being so faithful to share each day.
Blessings
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul" <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com>
To: <SereneMountain at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 10:06 AM
Subject: [Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Thursday, October 10, 2013


> Hello and good day to you all, no matter where in this world you reside. 
> I hope that everything's going well in your little corner of this Earth 
> where you dwell.  Here in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. we're having 
> an all-day rain.  Now, it would be great if we could somehow distribute 
> some of this much-needed moisture to areas that need it, but unfortunately 
> it can't be done in a human manner.  Oh well, it's the thought that 
> counts.
>
> Polly Augenstein of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania (Yes, there is an actual 
> community by that name located near, I think, Breezewood PA.) wrote an 
> interesting article entitled "Message In the Sand," rendered as follows:
>
> How could someone so awesome Care about my small life?
>
> Usually, I'm not an early riser, but on our beach vacation in Fort 
> Lauderdale, I was up with the sun.  The flash of dawn on the water and 
> peaceful rhythm of the waves against the shore always made me feel close 
> to God.  I pulled on my clothes, anxious to get outside and walk in the 
> sand.
>
> Life had seemed hard lately.  My computer consulting business kept me more 
> busy than I sometimes wanted to be, not to mention managing the office and 
> doing all the bookkeeping for my husband Chuck's oil business.  And then 
> there were our teenage sons, who needed guidance more than ever these 
> important years.  With so many responsibilities, I'd been feeling 
> overburdened, and I wanted reassurance that God was nearby to help me 
> carry the load.
>
> Careful not to wake Chuck and the boys, I crept out of the hotel room and 
> made my way to the empty beach.  Breaking sunlight danced on the water. 
> Majestic waves rolled up to kiss the shore, powerful and gentle all at 
> once, just like God.  But His closeness eluded me now.  It seemed almost 
> too much to ask for a sign.  How could someone so awesome care about my 
> small life?
>
> I walked along the water line, where shells and tiny rocks tumbled over my 
> toes.  I kicked a lump of coral.  A white shell stuck up out of the sand. 
> It was somewhat heart-shaped with a smaller red heart seemingly painted in 
> the center.  I've never seen such a shell!
>
> I bent over to pick it up.  One touch and I was filled with the most 
> wonderful reassurance, as if God Himself had whispered, "I love you, 
> Polly."
>
> I cupped my find in my hand and walked on.  Shells of all kinds lie on the 
> beach.  What were the chances that this one was a message meant for me? 
> Impossible.  A Y-shaped piece of coral caught my eye.  As I bent down to 
> pick it up, I saw another piece of coral, this one shaped like an L, with 
> its twin lying close beside it.  Y, L, L--and what was just ahead? Coral, 
> in a doughnut shape.  "Or the letter O," I said to myself pondering the 
> letters in the palm of my hand.  If only I had a P! But there were no 
> other coral pieces in my path.  Except that one piece I kicked earlier.
>
> I stopped short, turned around, and retraced my steps.  It had to be 
> around somewhere.  There, stuck in the sand.  I pulled it out, brushed it 
> off and turned it into position.  A perfect letter P.  Someone more 
> powerful and more beautiful than the ocean wanted me to know that He cared 
> for me by name.
>
> Thank you, Polly, for your article.  You know, we all may not live close 
> to a beach, but God cares for us individually.  Jesus said that we "are of 
> more value than many sparrows." And, if God took the time to create us in 
> His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27), would He not care for us? Indeed 
> He surely does.
>
> One more thing before I close.  Thanks to all who answered the question 
> about yesterday's unnamed person that was written about.  In case you 
> still have not guessed his identity, it was James Cash Penney or J.C. for 
> short.  Actually, I had an ulterior motives for you playing this game, and 
> that was to determine how many were, in fact, reading these messages.
>
> And now may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us safe, 
> individually and collectively, in these last days in which we live.  Lord 
> willing, I'll present another Daily Thought Message for you tomorrow. 
> Your Christian friend and brother, Paul
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