It seems like
the earth is not real happy right now! Hurricanes, earthquakes, wild fires, you
name it. All of it happening at once is a bit disconcerting, if not downright
frightening. And to think there is a second round and perhaps a third round on
the way. I ponder that and can only shake my head and murmur a prayer or two.
In my meditation
this morning, I read the passage about the washing of feet. Interesting in that
the Master, the Leader did the washing and not the other way around.
Think about that
for a minute . . .
Back then, there
weren’t any fancy Nikes to wear. For men, there weren’t any Corthay Derby Shoes
costing $2100 (seriously, who buys those?) or Brooks Brothers costing $175. For
women, there weren’t any Manolo Blahnik costing $965. There weren’t even any
Chucky Taylors.
Men and women
wore sandals. Not Birkenstock sandals, either. Back then, footwear- if there was
any and for some, there probably wasn’t any- was cheap and inexpensive.
And then, you
have the whole “feet thing.” The dirt and the grime and the sweat. The smell.
Not very pleasant no matter who’s they are.
So for the
Master, the Leader, the Savior to wash a follower’s feet was something. A
lesson for us just in that, I think. Humbling, kneeling before them. Placing
oneself lower than another. A whole new meaning to someone considered to be and
looked upon as a leader.
So . . .
We’ve read
stories about human chains- folks holding hands to reach someone stranded in
raging waters. We read stories about folks volunteering their time and their boats
to get to Houston or Florida to help rescue people trapped and surrounded by
water. We see pictures of men and women carrying others to safety. Children and
pets being rescued and saved.
Men and women
risking their lives in water or in fire or in rubble. Unknown to each other,
but brought together because they care . . . we care. Brought together because
we are all human and all connected. Brought together because, well, because
next time it could be a family member. One’s mom or dad or grandparent. A
child. Next time, it might be you or it might be me.
So today, I want
to give silent praise and thanks for all of those who have gone out of their
way or are going out of their way to help another soul. To those who put their
own lives on hold because there was a need of another, of others- a need more
urgent than our own. To those who volunteered or were voluntold to go help. To
those who collected money and clothes and food and water, and to those who gave
money, clothes, food and water. To those who are working to bring back running
water and electricity. To those who are helping to rebuild.
I am humbled and
in awe of your sacrifice, your caring and your concern. Your giving. Perhaps
those of us who can’t help, if we just don’t hurt, that might be at least something.
Wouldn’t it? Something to think about . . .
Live Your Life,
and Make A Difference!
To My Readers:
I finished my
fifth work of thriller/suspense fiction,
Caught in a Web and I’ll keep you
posted as to when it will be published. While we wait, I am busy having fun
with my sixth, Spiral Into Darkness,
and I’m more than 72,000+ words and 300 pages into it.
Please feel free
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novels:
Available on Amazon for .99 the Lives Trilogy
Prequel, Taking Lives:
FBI Agent Pete
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left in various and remote parts of the country. Even though they don’t know
one another, the lives of FBI Agent Kelliher and two boys become interwoven
with the same thread that Pete Kelliher holds in his hand. The three of them
are on a collision course and when that happens, their lives are in jeopardy as
each search for a way out. http://bit.ly/Taking-Lives-JLewis
Stolen Lives, Book One of the Lives Trilogy:
Two thirteen
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FBI agents have 24 hours to find them or they’ll end up like all the others-
dead! They have no leads, no clues, and nothing to go on. And the possibility
exists that one of his team members might be involved. http://bit.ly/Stolen-Lives-JLewis
Shattered Lives, Book Two of the Lives Trilogy:
A 14 year old
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Splintered Lives, Book Three of the Lives Trilogy:
A 14 year old
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faces three desperate and dangerous men in hopes of saving his father and his
brothers. http://bit.ly/Splintered-Lives-J-Lewis
As always, well said!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dan. I appreciate it.
DeleteAs always, well said!
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