Inspirations

I love to walk.   One of my favorite places to walk  takes me past a creek not more than a quarter-mile from my house.   The other day, I as was walking,  I decided to stop and sit by the creek.   I crossed the bridge and followed an old dirt path down to the creek. I found a flat rock big enough to sit on  and listened to the water running over the rocks in the creek.   The sound is so soothing and relaxing.   I sat sitting and skipping stones and meditating.    Finally, I decided to continue with my walk.   As I stood to leave and started walking back down the path,   the sound of the creek grew fainter  the farther I walked until by the time I was back on the sidewalk,  it was barely audible.   As I was thinking about this and how sound works,  I was reminded that, in our walk with the Lord,  the closer we are to God the better we can hear his voice. ...

  Lately, there has been a plethora of discussions and dissension about race and racism.  Sometimes, it is discouraging and depressing.  Everyone yells about rights.  I concede that there are some cases of racism.  This must be fixed when it is evident that it exists. But we often look at every label as bad.  Perhaps we can and should be proud of some labels. Are you a mom or dad? great! accept that label and wear it proudly.  It's what you are, a mom or dad.   Are you red, yellow, black, brown, or white? Awesome!  Most of the people I know will not look down on you for the color of your skin. In fact, be proud of your skin color.  It's an important part of who you are.   If someone refers to you by your skin color, rather than be offended,  be proud of the color that defines you.  Be proud of your ethnicity. When someone refers to you by your race, they may not mean any insult. It's simply a way of describing wh...