Shade Tree Wisdom 12/12/12

          You didn’t think I would pass this date by without saying something, did you?

          To begin, on January 2, 1922, Texas A&M was playing Centre College in football, and their team was injury-riddled, so they called student E. King Gill out of the stands to suit up for the game. He never did get into the game which A&M won, 22-14, but this started the tradition of the 12th man in Aggie land. The student body is the 12th man and always stands during the game.

          Monday was the busiest shipping day for Fed Ex. On that day Fed Ex employees globally were ready to handle 19 million packages, or 200 every second. Most of us never give it a second thought when that package arrives on our doorstep, but it does show some major planning and working for such a massive system to operate successfully. Think of your neighbor, leaving for work at 3 in the morning, so you can get your Amazon order the next day, in plenty of time for Christmas.

          Michigan has the most miles of shoreline in the Continental U.S. 3,200 miles of shoreline. Texas has a shoreline along the gulf of 2699 miles.

          An uplifting thought. I was guest preacher in a country in the back country of Missouri. When I stepped into the pulpit I was greeted with this sign:
               “Sir, we would see Jesus”

          That is a good line to remember for our daily living. That we are blessed when we lean on Him for the strength to do His will. Jesus said to us, “He who abides in Me and I in Him, bears much fruit, for without Me ye can do nothing.” John 15,5.

          St. Paul reminds us that we “can do all things though Christ who strengthens us.” Phil. 4,13, and that “the excellence of the power is of God, and not of us,.” 2 Corinthians 4,7.

          So ended the word on this 12/12/12. May God bless you richly.

GPD 12/12/12