Today, I had a sabbath.Not that I intended it that way. This morning was worship with the church at Rosny-sous-Bois. After a quick lunch, Jeffrey had a fencing tournament, then another hour of praise at the church. Any other Sunday, we would have worshiped together with others in our home. Sunday is a busy day.
On the way home from church, though, I had a flat tire. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal because we have a full-size spare. But the spare was already on because of the flat tire I had yesterday on the way to the grocery store. So, two flat tires on Sunday means no car. So, we stayed home.
I tried to do a little work -- just emails and such. But there haven't been any emails all weekend. I tried to read some of my seminar reading, but just couldn't get my mind on it. So, I piddled a little here and a little there. I watched a bloopers show with the boys. I took a half-hour nap. I studied up a little on the new nutrition guidelines from the French government then fixed mushroom omelets with extra butter. This blog post is the first "work" I've done all day, and you can tell I'm not working too hard on that.
Jesus was walking through some grain fields one day with his friends. For a snack, they began to pluck the heads of grain from their stalks. Some pharisees saw them and questioned their devotion and commitment. Jesus told them a story about how David went into God's house and took the bread there, ate it, and even shared it with his friends. Then Jesus (I imagine) looked over the fields, then at his friends, and said, "the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" (Mark 2:23-28).
Today, I had a day of rest. God made it just for me, whether I meant for it to be that way or not. And I'm thankful.
I tried to do a little work -- just emails and such. But there haven't been any emails all weekend. I tried to read some of my seminar reading, but just couldn't get my mind on it. So, I piddled a little here and a little there. I watched a bloopers show with the boys. I took a half-hour nap. I studied up a little on the new nutrition guidelines from the French government then fixed mushroom omelets with extra butter. This blog post is the first "work" I've done all day, and you can tell I'm not working too hard on that.
Jesus was walking through some grain fields one day with his friends. For a snack, they began to pluck the heads of grain from their stalks. Some pharisees saw them and questioned their devotion and commitment. Jesus told them a story about how David went into God's house and took the bread there, ate it, and even shared it with his friends. Then Jesus (I imagine) looked over the fields, then at his friends, and said, "the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" (Mark 2:23-28).
Today, I had a day of rest. God made it just for me, whether I meant for it to be that way or not. And I'm thankful.
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Isn't God good!!!! This past Easter weekend was the coldest on record for the Nashville TN area. While I had grand plans of landscaping, etc at our new house... instead I was covering new blooms on my newly planted azaleas and covering my hosta! God had other plans. Jess and Jake were working or gone all week-end and so Mr. Powers and I enjoyed a fine Saturday afternoon and evening together.... watching Pride and Prejudice... if you can believe that. Then we made angel-hair pasta and enjoyed a dinner in our new home! Yes, God is good! He knows exactly what we need and when we need it!!!!
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