It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. — Deuteronomy 13:4
And to follow Him in all we do.
We must love and revere and honor Him.
He commands us to obey him.
To serve Him.
To keep His commands.
To hold fast to Him.
To call Him our Lord.
We have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. — 1 John 14:15
Jesus is the Savior of the world.
But if I were the only person in the world, He would have died just for me.
He did die just for me.
And for each of us, even while we were still sinner.
Amazing.
And wonderful!
They believed. And when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped. — Exodus 4:31
When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them, they paid attention.
I know God cares about me, too.
I believe He is concerned about me.
He guides me through the day.
And He watches over me at night.
He sees my misery when I'm worried or distressed.
Help me to bow down and worship you, Lord.
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. — 1 John 4:11
He loves us still.
And He reminds us of His love every day.
In His creation and in His Word.
Yesterday I had a mole removed from my knee.
I thought I was just going for a referral.
But the kind PA suggested we take care of it right then.
And she removed a spot on my nose that had come back from 5 years ago.
She had a busy morning with a clinic to remove moles for other people.
But she took the time to get all of her equipment out again just for me.
Since God so loved us, we also ought to love each other.
Help me, Lord, to take the time to do that, too.
And our friend Ralph's memorial service.
After the service we walked down to the harbor and had lunch at the Brigantine.
A beautiful day. And our table was right by the window, overlooking the water.
This was our view.
After lunch, we walked back to the church.
Then we went back to the church in the evening for a symphony concert.
A fun day with friends.
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. — Matthew 5:43
And to love our enemies.
Plus, to pray for those who persecute us.
When we love God first,
He helps us to love our neighbors and our enemies as well.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. — Psalm 33:5
It started off chilly, but by the time we reached the summit, the sun had come out en force.
Very fun hike with girlfriends of all ages.
And a gorgeous day.
It gave us a chance to catch up on our lives.
We talked about some of the books we've enjoyed.
Some of my favorites include, "The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," "Caleb's Crossing" and "The Music Shop."
And from elementary school, "The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."
The Lord loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of His unfailing love.
Once a week now I can work at home, save on gas, and get lots more done without the commute.
Today we sent our baby pictures to our social committee at work.
Sounds like we'll have a baby photo contest to see if we can name the babies.
Mine will be fairly easy since it will probably be one of the few black & white ones.
Very fun idea.
God is the one on whom I rely.
He is my fortress.
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. — John 4:24
My coworker Brian joined us.
We had a great time catching up and visiting.
Karen took this selfie as we went in to pick up our lunch at UTC.
A very fun break from the work day.
Karen retired a year and a half ago.
She was a wonderful mentor to both of us, and we really appreciated the opportunity to work with her.
God has blessed us all with good friends.
