Shade Tree Wisdom 10/9/12

          If things go as reported, Felix Baumgartner an Austrian daredevil, will step from his gondola at 23 miles up and dive to earth. The temperature is nearly 100 degrees below zero, and the air is so thin his team estimates he will reach speeds over 690 mph, slowing as the atmosphere thickens. Scientists hope to learn much about the kind of suits future pilots wear, and so much more, for the safety of future flyers.

          Then there is this. The principal of a public high school in Tooele, Utah turned away dozens of girls from their homecoming dance because their dresses were deemed too short. Among those refused entry was the homecoming queen. The principal has apologized because the dress code was too vaguely written, and has scheduled another dance to replace the first one.

          The Houston Texans came away from New Jersey with a win, but they also had one of their better linebackers banged up.

          So life goes on, that’s why I stick in such items.

          BUT, life goes on because God is merciful.

          Many, many Christian households finish their meals with this prayer from Psalm 136,
              “O give thanks unto the lord,
               For He is good,
               And His mercy endureth forever.”

          It strikes me that we simply take that for granted, His mercy. We sing of it with pleasure.
              “Great is Thy faithfulness, Great is Thy faithfulness.”

          Or the hymn beginning, “The Lord hath helped me hitherto.” Why, you’re humming it now, aren’t you? Let’s remember the words together.
              “The Lord hath helped me hitherto,
               By His surpassing favor.
               His mercies every morn are new,
               His kindness doth not waver.
               God hitherto hath been my Guide,
               Hath pleasures hitherto supplied,
               And hitherto hath helped me.”

          “I am the Lord, I change not.” And that is why the items I reported above can and do happen. They surely add variety to life, don’t they?

          May the Lord richly bless your day.

GPD 10/9/12