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“O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Thy name in all the earth, who has displayed Thy splendour above the heavens! -- When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; what IS man that Thou dost take thought of him? And the son of man, that Thou dost care for him? Yet Thou has made him a little lower than God, and dost crown him with glory and majesty! Thou dost make him to rule over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet. – O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Thy name in all the earth!” Psalm 8 – various

“But – and this may be the main message underlying God’s vigorous speech to Job – we cannot apply our simplistic rules to God. The very word foreknowledge betrays the problem, for it expresses B-follows-A – and this concept is from the viewpoint of someone trapped inside time. Strictly speaking, God does not ‘foresee’ us doing things. He simply sees us doing them, in an eternal present, and whenever we try to figure out God’s role in any given event, we necessarily see things ‘from below,’ judging His behaviour by the frail standards of a time-contingent morality.” *

How presumptuous to imagine we can imagine the mind of God! It is difficult enough to just trust He is who He says He is!

Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene

PS: ANY PRAYER UPDATES TODAY?

For any of you who wonder if prayer is worth taking time for, just page back through previous entries and see the hand of our loving Father in action!

URGENT NEW PRAYER REQUEST: For those in & around Christchurch NZ – earthquake recovery - as of today 160 have died there! For Elaine who has so many burdens at this time.

OTHER PRAYER REQUESTS: For those dealing with aftermath of extreme weather in USA, UK, NZ & Australia. For Paul N and his journey. For Cris, that she will reach out for help. Jim and Elaine, as they search for a new direction. Isaias (family safety and his mission work in Philippines); God’s grace on USA. Randy (unexpected life changes). For Kevin (Godly wisdom with his son), Michael.

ONGOING JOB RELATED: That Tim might also find satisfying work. That Galdor will be safe and find work from his moving to a new city.

PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: My brother is doing better and is home taking care of his wife, Barb, who also got the flu. They’ve adjusted David’s meds and he’s improving. I may have a new publisher in the UK for my book! Reg for his ministry and patience.

PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Deb, special friend with multiple Myeloma (please see her blog at this LINK. (http://debdarley.blogspot.com/) Wisdom for doctors caring for Tim, Doris, David, Poetry and Gary.



*Disappointment With God, by Philip Yancey