Saturday, October 17, 2015
Luke, Chapter 12, Verse 7 Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid . You are worth more than many sparrows. When I read this passage I get the idea that I indeed must be the least of those in the Kingdom of God. I as a young man had beautiful strawberry blond hair and I gained the attention of many a young lady. Yet, as time went on it all fell out. At first I rebuked: No, I will not take this and I used various elixirs in an attempt to keep the hair. As it thinned I did the comb over and then one day I said screw it and shaved my head. Vanity all is vanity. As life went on the challenges of everyday life I lost more than my hair and every day I struggled to retain the joy of life against insurmountable odds in which I lost more than my hair. (Divorce, single parenthood, angry children, unemployment, bankruptcy, sickness) Bravely I continued but ever so slowly I found my joy of life was falling out and anger was replacing it. Yet, by the grace of G...