Friday random...

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I'd started writing a blog this morning before I went to Salt Lake.  Something good happened to me yesterday, in a round about way, and I was going to talk about not feeling happy about this when I should have.  I wasn't really feeling it and then I ran out of time.

I haven't had much time this week to myself, with working 12 hour days and yesterday was no exception.   usually start my day off with time to read my Bible but I was running from the time I woke up so I didn't make time for this important part of my day until after work.  I often talk about how I just read wherever I open the Bible and before I went to bed, I turned to the book of Matthew, to the page with the "Beatitudes", Christ's famous "Sermon on the Mount".  These are very uplifting passages and I enjoyed them.

On my way to Salt Lake today, I tuned in to a program called "Love Worth Finding" on BBN Radio (95.5 fm in our area BTW).  When I was looking up the link for the program so you could listen to it, I noticed this program originally aired in March, according to the oneplace.com website where the link will lead you to.  The subject of the broadcast was the first Beatitude.  Random?  Absolutely(?).

The program was a blessing to hear today.  It helped me understand that having a begging spirit, being dependent on God's love and direction in my life is a wonderful blessing.  I used to be a prideful man but I've pretty much cast that aside and just humbled myself before God.

There is a particularly interesting quote about evangelism in this message.  Dr. Rogers says, "Evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread."  That's a good thought to carry into the weekend.

If you have about twenty minutes, please listen to the program.  It's an inspirational message about letting go and letting God.  If your spirit is hungry; if you find some gigantic empty spot in your heart; if no matter what you do, nothing seems to satisfy that sense of longing you have for very long; perhaps this message will explain to you about Jesus' love for us and the meaning of the first Beatitude.

Sunday is Palm Sunday.  Please take the time to visit your church this Sunday.

God Bless you,

Coop

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  1. ephesians619April 16, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    and if you don't have a church that you call "yours", please feel free to come to 'ours': FBC/NBCC at the corner of 25th and Jefferson in Ogden. See you Sunday at 11:00am!

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