O God of wide mercies,
Often our spiritual sight is blurred and cloudy, even when we stand in the light of your grace. We pray for clarity, O Lord. Forgive us when we criticize others for being shortsighted, when we are unable to see beyond the end of our noses. You are so good to us and Your invitation to faithfulness and abundant life is never ending. Today we turn into your embrace. May we be like Paul when the scales fell from his eyes and his sight was restored. May the vision of Your love, inviting Presence and compassion inspire us to accomplish great things in Jesus name. AMEN.
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Ila Crain is doing better at the OKC Heart Hospital. She is off the breathing machine and is able to talk. Her son, Donnie, from Woodward was with her. Both daughters have been there and another son is on his way. I assured Ila that her church family was praying for her.
The scripture for today is Matthew 8:21-27: Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. They were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
Grace and peace,
John McLemore
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