The Superlatives of Lucky
When the kids were growing up and before they were smart enough to know that hanging out with Mom and Dad wasn’t cool, like many folks, we too would play the game of “I Love You”. And, upon saying so, the second response would be, “No, I Love You More” and, this game would finally conclude with the last person usually stating that “I Love You…The Most” , and then bustling out of earshot so you know you had the last word. You can’t do any better than that. So this little scenario would play out for a moment until the next time. Like Tic-Tac-Toe. Mindless fun, repeated over and again. In that game, you couldn’t do any better than “most”. Not then. Not even now.
I am a very lucky guy, from before the day I met Debbi, to having the opportunity to raise two great kids. Luckier still, to have been saved by the blood of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in August of 1997. For, it is down this path of “lucky” as I’ve called it, to give it it’s real name Providence.
We’ve been lucky to have the employer that we do. Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company, graced with leadership which allows for the freedom to express ones love for Christ and couple that passion with being ‘prayer warriors’, devoted to lifting up those who are sick and or hurting. And, there are many who are, sick and hurting. Just follow those prayer warriors. Pretty lucky.
I am still processing all of what occurred on my sabbatical. True to what I was told, the sabbatical transformed from start to finish. We can make our plans to our hearts content but God directs our path. Our prayers and the answers we receive through the Holy Spirit help us to work through all of what we do and become.
I get my joy in doing. And, tending to Debbi’s needs (which continues but diminishes daily), as well as our 2017 Stillwater United Methodist Church Parking Lot Build were the big rocks of what laid before us. Praise God for allowing me to accomplish both. It is with gratitude to FD for the opportunity to have done so.
In conclusion, and, to quote Lou Gehrig on July 4, 1939 ( and I paraphrase) ….”I’m the luckiest guy on the planet’. But, we all know what luck really is, don’t we? And, just remember, God loves US the most. You just can’t do any better than that.
Respectfully,
Steven