Well, the conference goes on. I didn't go! This morning both of us who were to be headed to the conference were feeling sick - fluish, cold, that type of thing. Rather than continue to spread our germs and not feel well, we cancelled out. So, here I am at home. I'll try and slow down and bit and see what comes. At this moment my head is clear - I trust my chest will also remain clear!
Tomorrow two of us head to a conference on rural churches. I'm interested to see the contrast between the more mainstream approaches to church ministry vs. the rural distinctives. The conference is in beautiful Cypress Hills. Maybe a bit of walking for exercise and clearing the mind. And a resort facility that should provide an opportunity for good listening, eating and fellowship. See you later!
I felt a tickle. Not big, just enough to cough once, then again, and again. So, although my days are busy, I laid me down to rest. At 7:00 pm. I thought maybe I would arise shortly and do some hospital visitation. Now, three hours later, my throat is a bit better. My soul feels rested. And I'm off to bed once again. Sweet dreams and may your rest be as deep!
From my blog on Thursday, June 21, 2007: "To be healed is not so much about being able to "do more things" for God, but about bringing glory to God." I tend to think that it would be nice to get healed so I can throw myself back into all the stuff I think I should be doing. Maybe it would be more important to see how God can use this, than to prove to others than I am a superman able to do everything! I have been working on my own current understanding of healing. I firmly believe that God can heal. I'm looking forward to a healing service a number of churches will incorporate into their Good Friday service this year. At the same time, the sentiment above has kept coming back to me over the past few years. I wonder if I seek for healing for my own glory - to be able to do more so that people think well of me and they miss God's miracle in it all? I think I'm getting closer to the point of writing this sermon - although I'm not sure it will be easy!