For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us. — Isaiah 33:22
The pattern is in the Sicilian style - it matches my tablecloths perfectly.
As Kirk commented, we will be getting lots of use out of it!
What a thoughtful and ideal gift for my retirement.
I'm overwhelmed.
The Lord is our King.
It is He who will save us.
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. — Psalm 149:4
So many people from across the bank stopped by to wish me well.
The commercial team gave me flowers.
And my consumer team gave me tickets to the next opera season.
I am blessed to have made many good friends over my six years here.
My final four days are definitely bittersweet.
God takes delight in his people!
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 3:15
So God calls us to press on toward heaven.
Our prize is living forever with Him in heaven.
And our goal is to follow the Lord Jesus,
Becoming more like Him each day.
Growing in the love of Jesus Christ.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. — Hebrews 12:1
It brought back memories of our wonderful time in Paris two years ago.
And the crowd of spectators gathered there now for the games.
We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, too.
But our crowd consists of the saints who've gone before us.
My mom, Kirk's mom, Polly Whigham, Mildred & Blain Marksbury, Burt Smith, Penny, Paul Pulliam, Gabe Saliba, and so many more.
Our lives have been blessed by each of them.
And we pray that our lives, too, will be a blessing to many.
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. — Hebrews 11:1
And we had 36 people singing our summer choir.
That afternoon, our France tour choir shared a beautiful concert with some wonderful testimonies.
It makes me want to sing with them in Italy next year!
For now, I'm blessed to be able to sing God's praises and worship in this beautiful city.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. — 1 John 1:7
He purifies us with the blood of His Son, Jesus.
And if we walk in that lights, we have fellowship with one another.
The blood of Jesus Christ purifies us from all sin.
Thanks be to God.
The light of our lives.
Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. — Jeremiah 32:17
He is our Lord.
He created the heavens and the earth.
Nothing is too hard for Him.
He formed the heavens and earth by His great power and outstretched arm.
And He formed us, too.
He loves us even when we mess up.
Just as a Father loves His children.
