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Softly, white powdered snow Silently drifted downward From grey, cloudy skies above Settling down around the pointed Mountain tops shining with A subtle crystal glow diffused Early, the following morning, Torrents completely covered The mountain sides, all the way Down to valley floor below Leaving no doubt, winter in Utah had finally, definitely arrived (Written on December 12, 2019)
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HOLD ON Bias, a Greek philosopher wrote that "The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune." In times of misfortune, what shall we do... Hold on with faith in God Hold on with hope in your heart Hold on wait patiently and pray Hold on Until the dark clouds depart Hold on Do not give up Hold on As the Spirit gently whispers Hold on I understand and care God continuously works on our behalf. He can make for us good fortune from even our greatest misfortunes. 0 Comments IN THE NEXT THREE SECONDS In trying to succeed, most of us often have temporary setbacks or failures. Things just don't go our way or the way we planned. When this has happened in the past, we often became frustrated, even irritated. (Uh-oh, I sense a cuss word coming on. Rats.) Very recently, after breaking my left wrist,and feeling out of of sorts, the following thought came into mind... For the next three seconds, be still, think nothing. Lord,The next three seconds are totally yours You loaned them to me to use for a short time. I give them back to you to use as you deem necessary. I fill those three seconds with quietness, serenity, and joyful thoughts and words, such as thank you, Father, thank you Jesus, thank you, Holy Spirit. Don't get bogged down with counting seconds or words. Thank God for whomever or whatever you desire. This is an open ended meditation. It may be used any time you wish. You may think or speak praiseworthy words as they come to mind, or you may be silent. This exercise will remove negative thoughts or words and replace them with more congenial, calmer ones. (First written on January 25, 2020) (80+ 1) WHO IS PATIENT Nearly all needful things come to him who is patient. Some men succeed because of inheritance, while others forge ahead because they have an inner urge or drive to succeed. The gods of good fortune may occasionally smile on some, and lavish them with abundant wealth. But, most of us prosper because of our constant, continuous hard work, coupled with time and patience. (First written on January 24, 2020) TIME, GOING, GOING... One of our favorite pieces of poetry is an inscription on the door of a grandfather clock in Chester Cathedral... "When, as a child, I laughed and wept, Time crept. When, as a youth, I dreamed and talked, Time walked. When I became a full grown man, Time ran. And later, as I older grew, Time flew. Soon I shall find, while traveling on, Time gone. Will Christ have saved my soul by then? Amen." PRAY FOR ALL With my recent injuries, help came from many sources, from within my local hometown church, and much food and prayers from those not connected to my church, or no church for that matter. I came to realize that at some time in our lives, if we live long enough, we may encounter some pain or sorrow. (I went more than sixty years without the need of a surgeon. Somewhere between the ages of 74 and 80, I began to have mild medical problems. Only a few were seriously painful. With each ailment or accident, my prayer time increased substantially. And it has occurred to me that everyone needs to be prayed for every day. We all could use the prayers of others. We cannot make our prayer list too long. DECEMBER, 2019 That's a blah title for an article wouldn't you say? But with Donna having the flu off and on, and me constantly falling, the Christmas season passed rather quickly. Most of my December falls were of little consequence. Unfortunately, on one of my falls, I broke my right thumb and my left wrist. This put a crimp in my typing and posting of articles. The week prior to my wrist and thumb breakage, I had a double hernia operation. So for the month of December, I was pretty well banged up. Six weeks of recovery have now passed. My thumb and hernias are now healed. But my left wrist is still pretty painful. In 2-3 weeks, it should back to normal and pain free. Sunday, December 19, I should be posting my regular amount articles on morganofriverton.com/open road. Thanks to all that have prayed for me wished me and Donna well these past weeks. bm |
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