Saturday, September 17, 2005
The Marvelous Mundane
"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Ephesians 5:20
When the landscape of life is totally altered, God has a way of showing us how to appreciate the marvelous mundane. I got a phone call today from Taiwan. Hwei-ping Wu is a faithful member and worker in the Dali City church there. She was absolutely thrilled to hear that Pastor Malcom had felt well enough this week to go to the grocery store for milk! I realized that such a simple, boring, even considered by some a bothersome task, was actually a wonderful thing. Because just a few weeks ago he could not do it. His days had been reduced to just trying to survive. But now the days are just your average days. It's an encouragement to our Taiwan church folk to know their Missionary/Pastor is improving!
Tonight I thank God for the simple joys of life that we are able to share together...meeting dear friends for lunch, shopping for a few items, getting the car washed, watching a baseball game on tv, later him calling and inviting someone to church while I cooked dinner. After the meal, we took a walk in the neighborhood and literally took the time to stop and smell some roses!
Thank God for the marvelous mundane.
When the landscape of life is totally altered, God has a way of showing us how to appreciate the marvelous mundane. I got a phone call today from Taiwan. Hwei-ping Wu is a faithful member and worker in the Dali City church there. She was absolutely thrilled to hear that Pastor Malcom had felt well enough this week to go to the grocery store for milk! I realized that such a simple, boring, even considered by some a bothersome task, was actually a wonderful thing. Because just a few weeks ago he could not do it. His days had been reduced to just trying to survive. But now the days are just your average days. It's an encouragement to our Taiwan church folk to know their Missionary/Pastor is improving!
Tonight I thank God for the simple joys of life that we are able to share together...meeting dear friends for lunch, shopping for a few items, getting the car washed, watching a baseball game on tv, later him calling and inviting someone to church while I cooked dinner. After the meal, we took a walk in the neighborhood and literally took the time to stop and smell some roses!
Thank God for the marvelous mundane.
4 Comments:
Yes, let us all thank God for the good days of His blessings. praying for you
Sue M
God continues to honor the faithfulness of his servant. There is nothing sweeter in the ears of God than the praise of His people.
You are like honey to our Father!
Love you!
MEB
Somehow I missed this - since I have not checked until now!! So very happy for the things you are enjoying. Praying...loving
M
I am thankful Malcolm could eat beans and cornbread last night. We are praying for you today.
IM
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