It was a really beautiful drive there, I went the rural route so it took me much longer.  It was a little dark by the time I got there, I had a lot of time before my event.  It was nice around, and relaxing to be like-minded people.  I often feel like I am at an attorney’s office, especially when I have a question to ask, especially when you don’t want them to hear it your privacy is gone.  I met many acquaintances that may become friends, it was nice because I don’t have anyone that wants to talk about Q.

Let me tell you about my friend.  A friend who loves you when the day is long and the song is perhaps a bit sad.  A person that reaches in to their meager circumstances and always finds the right gift.  A friend who prays for you even when you fail to listen.  A friend who loves even the silliness, the cheesiness and the bulldozer usage of words.  A friend who won’t stop loving you even when perhaps there is no reason for love.  Let me tell you about someone who hurts when you hurt, who angers at the things that bring fury to your heart, a friend who stands when you stand against against all odds.  Should I tell you about such a friend so that you might have hope that you might experience the same in your life and be as blessed as I have been to have my friend.  I think I should.

Lord let me be in the moment so that I might act appropriately for each of these saints you’ve given me.  Lord, let me escape my rash verbiage and understand the intricacies of modulation and the frequencies of gentleness and harmony.  Don’t let me always be the party crasher, because sometimes it is better to just give them the invitation you received in the mail.  Father, I want to be like you, not like me.  Give me that gift of removing me from me, so that I might honor these blessings you’ve bestowed upon my life and heart.  I am a grateful man. In Jesus’ Name.