I looked up and saw someone who is worse off than myself, yet he is happier b/c he has chosen to work with, rather than against, the current.
I think I mentioned several months ago a family friend who has been imprisoned for possessing adult and child pornography on his computer. His mother called me today to ask if I'd write a character reference for him. I didn't even hesitate in my compliance. I know in my heart-of-hearts that he's a good kid. Mom had personally selected him to be one of her pall bearers, and I plan to tell the judge that in my letter. In talking w/ this kid's mother, she said that he's in good spirits and is dealing w/ things as they come. I think that's important when dealing w/ difficult situations that we only allow our focus to be on the now and don't head down the path of what-ifs. His imprisonment has brought him closer to God. That's probably why he's in such good spirits.
My friend Barb forwarded me a message from her husband Steve who's teaching in Egypt. He had recently visited Jerusalem and talked about the places he saw. He took a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee where he saw a 2000-year-old boat that had been found in the mud. He visited Masada and stopped along the River Jordan at the spot purported to be where Jesus was baptized. How incredible it must be to walk where Jesus and Abraham and Moses walked. I wonder if Steve felt a sense of peace in visiting all the Biblical icons. Probably not since that region has been in turmoil almost from its creation. I find it incredibly ironic that the land of prophets knows no peace, yet, even from inside a prison on the other side of the world, a young man walks w/ God and it brings him peace.
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