What a World!

"God-created, God-saved, God-blessed, God-ruled. . . ." This is how Eugene H. Peterson describes the world in which we walk, hike, and drive (in The Jesus Way). It is, indeed, a wonderful world, but Peterson helps me remember that the world is not the point--God is! And the way Jesus walked in the world is the way I want to walk, but it is quite a different way from the "prevailing ways and means" of the world. As you can tell, I'm beginning to read a new book, and looking forward to having my soul shaken up and put back together whole.

Jesus said he is the "way, the truth, and the life." We usually apply the concept of "way" to the fact that by his death he made it possible for us to be reconciled to God. That is true. But the way he walked, and related, and thought, and reacted--these are all part of the "way" he calls us to. That pursuit is the worthy use of the remainder of life, however long it might be.

Yesterday our new campground friends joined us at Altapass Orchard for the Brian Gurl concert. It was fun to see them, and together we heard magnificent music. It was sad to see that entire orchard bare of apples. The freeze on Easter Sunday that so set our growing things back here wiped out entire crops in the mountains. We got home and unpacked by bedtime.

This morning I'll get my blood counts checked for possible chemo damage; report will come tomorrow. Today's task is to make corrections to the draft layout for the next magazine and work them out with the designer.

Have a blessed day.
Carol