Love covers

Above all, love each other warmly, because love covers many sins. 1 Peter 4:8

This morning as Sam and I were putting out the trash and recycling, my neighbor, Jean, came around the corner with a wagon in tow. She started across our yard. I walked her way to see what she wanted. Nothing. She was giving this morning. 

We are new to the ways of the neighborhood trash pick up. The pile of tree limbs and brush that we put out two weeks ago(bad timing) was more pine needles and cherry bombs than limbs, which means they probably will not get the pile as they come by. More work in our future it seems. 

Here comes Jean, not asking for help, but giving evergreen limbs to cover up our mix of stuff in hopes that the truck will see the limbs and feel compelled to stop. She said as she as was walking back across the yard. Maybe these limbs will do the trick even for one scoop to save us from having to come out here and bag it all up. "Save us" she said. "Us". 

Thanks Neighbor for being Christ to me today!

"Hosanna, Glory to God in the Highest." 

All in,
Camelot

Deep Faith

"There’s a simplicity about God in working out His plans, yet a resourcefulness equal to any difficulty, and an unswerving faithfulness to His trusting child, and an unforgetting steadiness in holding to His purpose." —S. D. Gordon

"The clinging hand of His child makes a desperate situation a delight to Him." - Streams in the Desert

The above quotes reiterate where my mind has been playing lately. Thinking through the prayer of my heart...Lord, increase my faith.

This amazing contrast between the All Powerful God and the peace of my own heart as I trust Him. 

I imagine this tension rope that at first could not be stretched too far from the "believe" and the "see". Now as I walk more each day by faith, my prayer is still increase my faith. The rope is a bit longer and can be stretched a bit tighter. I know God is faithful. I know God is good. This delights my heart to see what and how He will provide and work all things together. What an amazing journey!

However the delight of my heart this morning was my husband dropping me off at the airport. I said I'll meet you in Newport News. He responded with a prayer and promise. Wow! A fellow sojourner riding this ride of faith during one of the biggest faith leaps of our lives. The joy swelling up in me is from a deep place and our eyes are on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.

To God be the Glory,

Camelot

Tending to His Glory

In reading the writings of John Wesley, he speaks of living a life that "tends to the Glory of God".

My prayer agrees with his written prayer today...

"Trusting in the compassion of our all-sufficient God, let us pray, 

O Father of mercies, help us with your grace.

Direct our paths, and teach us to set you always before us.

O Father of mercies, help us with your grace.

May whatever we do or suffer this day tend to your glory.

O Father of mercies, help us with your grace.

We are not ours, but yours. Claim us as your right; keep us as your charge, love us as you children. 

O Father of mercies, help us with your grace.

Amen.

May Your Word be he meditation and guide of my heart this day...

God alone is wise. Glory belongs to him through Jesus Christ forever! Amen. (Romans 16:27 GW)

Glory belongs to our God and Father forever! Amen. (Philippians 4:20 GW)

“Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Day after day announce that the LORD saves his people. Tell people about his glory. Tell all the nations about his miracles. “The LORD is great! He should be highly praised. He should be feared more than all ⌊other⌋ gods because all the gods of the nations are idols. The LORD made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are where he is. “Give to the LORD, you families of the nations. Give to the LORD glory and power. Give to the LORD the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering, and come to him. Worship the LORD in ⌊his⌋ holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! “The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Say to the nations, ‘The LORD rules as king!’ Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy in the presence of the LORD when he comes to judge the earth. “Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his mercy endures forever. (1 Chronicles 16:23-34 GW)

Luke 1:38

Camelot