Home Again

On top of 10,000 foot Mt. Titlis in the Swiss Alps

July 6, 2015

Home Again

“. . . all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen”

Philippians 4: 20

I ended my meditations on Philippians with, “And my God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19 NRSV). That verse has been the theme of my time away. Throughout my travels to Florida for my church conference, God’s grace and His favor surrounded me. The last two weeks Cheryl and I celebrated our life together with a River Cruise on the Rhine, preceded by three days in Amsterdam and followed by two days in Lucerne, Switzerland. God’s grace and favor was upon us for the entire trip. Here are just a few examples.

Our first afternoon in Amsterdam, we stopped for a cup of tea at a Starbucks located along one of their many canals. I checked us in on Facebook and noticed my friend Bill Platt and his wife Susan had just checked in at the Van Gogh Museum just a few miles away. Bill was the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Jasper, FL when I was serving at First UMC there. We both moved to new appointments, and I had not seen him for 15 years! I sent him a message and we were able to reconnect and visit that afternoon. The next evening we had a delightful and leisurely dinner together.

We visited magnificent cathedrals, but they were crowded with tourists. While we could marvel at the genius of their design and construction, there was no quiet time for reflection. Then we visited Heidelberg, Germany, and a beautiful church in the center of town just as a noon service was beginning. We didn’t understand a word that was read or prayed, but we knew we were in a worshipping house of God and the organ music was superb. Those were precious minutes for us.

Later that same day, while our longboat was docked in Speyer, we decided to forgo dinner on the boat and wandered into town. There we discovered the Kaiserdom, or Imperial Cathedral, Germany’s largest Romanesque building. It is huge and magnificent. There were just a few people present and we were blessed with time for quiet reflection and prayer kneeling before the altar.

We had bountiful adventures throughout our thirteen days, made many new friends and came home tired, but renewed and thanking God for His blessings and favor.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

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·        The second edition of First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

·        Meditations on The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ is available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

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