Bread for the Journey
I will be your God through all your lifetime, yes, even when your hair is white with age. I made you and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and be your Saviour.
Isaiah 46:4 TLB
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I was privileged this past week to spend a brief holiday on Mayne Island with my sister and our Dad who is 91 now, and has been blessed with a long and healthy life.
It was the end of a beautiful day when he and I caught the ferry and we watched the sun go down on our way over to the Island. Janet was there to meet us and
we watched the stars come out one by one before going to bed.
The next day the three of us had a leisurely breakfast on the deck and sat and talked for much of the morning as we watched the hummingbirds, the butterflies and bees among the flowers.
we watched the stars come out one by one before going to bed.
The next day the three of us had a leisurely breakfast on the deck and sat and talked for much of the morning as we watched the hummingbirds, the butterflies and bees among the flowers.
We went to Bennett Bay, sat by the ocean and waded in the water, marveling at the intricacy and beauty of sea shells, the graceful gliding of the herons and the blueness of the sky.
After dinner we wandered through the Japanese Gardens and watched the seals and otters at play as the sun set on Dinner Bay.
Over and over again, Dad expressed his gratefulness to God.
...For the wonder of God's creation,
...For the wonder of God's creation,
...For leading his parents to emigrate from the Ukraine and move to Canada
when he was 3 years old.
...For being blessed to live in such beautiful and peaceful place.
...For his family, his friends, his home and his health.
...For salvation and the assurance of eternal life.
He remembers how God led in good times and difficult times and
when he was 3 years old.
...For being blessed to live in such beautiful and peaceful place.
...For his family, his friends, his home and his health.
...For salvation and the assurance of eternal life.
He remembers how God led in good times and difficult times and
he lives in humble gratefulness for God's faithfulness to him.
He never hesitates to share his love for God with his children, his grandchildren and
now, his great grandchildren who love to visit their "Opa".
now, his great grandchildren who love to visit their "Opa".
As I grow older, my prayer is that I too live with a grateful heart, proclaiming
God's faithfulness to my children and grandchildren.
God's faithfulness to my children and grandchildren.
O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood,
and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.
Now that I am old and gray,
do not abandon me, O God.
Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
Psalm 71:17-18NLT
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