Dungeons and Dragons

WED. MAY 25

Hey it's 7 months until Christmas, better start shopping now ;)

This morning at tea devotions, Dean (our chef) read something that really caught my attention. It's like a modern Psalm 23. I'm going to type out the "modern" one for you, then the real Psalm 23. I want you to really think about it as you read it. What really controls you, time or God?

The "Modern" Day Psalm 23
The clock is my dictator, I shall not be in rest
It makes me lie down only when exhausted
It leads me to deep depression
It hounds my soul
It leads me in circles of frenzy for activity's sake
Even though I run frantically from task to task
I will never get it all done
For my "ideal" is with me
Deadlines and my need for approval, they drive me
They demand performance from me, beyond the limits of my schedule
They annoint my head with migraines
My in-basket overflows
Surely fatigue and time pressure shall follow me all the days of my
life
And I will dwell in the bonds of frustration forever

Psalm 23
The Lord is my sheperd; I shall not be in want
He maketh me lie down in green pastures
He leadeth me beside quiet waters
He restoreth my soul
He leadeth me in the paths of the righteous for His name's sake
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil
For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff comfort me
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies
My cup runneth over
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

As much as i hate it when Felicia sends me forwards (an actual e-mail would be nice), I thought this one was blog worthy...

THE BRICK
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!

He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?"

The young boy was apologetic. "Please, mister..please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," He pleaded. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop..."

With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother," he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.. "Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.

Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door.

He kept the dent there to remind him of this message "Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!" God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.

Thought for the Day:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning.
Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!

God didn't promise days without
pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He
did promise strength for the day,
comfort for the tears, and light for the way