The Mighty Rush - The Niagara Week
If you have stood at the top of or near by the Niagara Falls you may understand what I will say next. It could be any other ‘falls’ for that matter – big or small. The water is rushing over the top – going somewhere in a great hurry. It is also endless and the volume is so great that it staggers your mind as you watch.
I have been living a week filled with a mighty rush. It has been almost impossible to catch my breath as I have faced one situation after another. The week has been a Niagara Week – with a volume of things pouring in and through it – without end.
I know – I know – it is my own fault because I said yes to what is happening. I agreed to what I am living and to the people that I allowed into my life. I am responsible but I am not sure that I agreed to allow so much into the Life I am living. Maybe with the rush I did agree and was too busy to even see it happen.
As many that read this short blog will know – my mom came to live with us last month. Her personal affects came shortly after her arrival. Then life sped up with the needs of people requiring some assistance in our city. It is fast pace to say the least.
As this week unfolded a small personal crisis for one man came to light. This crisis involved others and then it was followed by a great answer with a new joy being released. The community that he is living in is experiencing healing and he personally is finding a new peace. There will be more meetings this week to assure all that are involved. Now add to mixture…a young couple that are getting married TONIGHT – for whom I will be performing the marriage… and today is tighter.
Oh and I forgot to explain that a key person in my life has experienced some very difficult issues that will require an investigation by some government authorities. This investigation is crucial and requires a witness to sit in on the investigation – and you may have guessed already I am that witness. The place where this investigation is about an hour’s drive from here – this afternoon…. Which means 3 hours out of today to complete this task.
Yikes I forgot one more thing… I have two services to prepare for as well, Good Friday and Easter Sunday that is speeding toward my ‘water fall’ weekend up ahead.
Double yikes – I didn’t forget this one… on this coming Easter Sunday my wife and I climb on to a jet for Kenya in east Africa to minister at a “Retreat” for very busy missionaries. A retreat will be slow and quiet offering a time to recoup and refreshing for the missionaries….but I have to hurry to get there. Something is weird about this picture.
My mind’s thoughts this AM is filled with the speed and volume to Niagara Falls. And yet… there is peace – perfect peace.
Perfect Peace…God is there!
I began listing what has happened. We needed to save and raise about $3200 for the trip to Kenya. Locally – we saw an amazing $2065 come into support us. Then an email informed me that another source was providing a $1000 deposit to help us out in this venture. Following that another amount came along that will cover the remainder needed. Add to that another amount that came to cover the $100+ US dollars for visas for Kenya… Oh – then our Canadian Income Tax people reported that they are giving us money back this year again – the cheque arrived yesterday!
Mom’s room is coming along. We were able to get a new telephone for her room making it easier to hear. This morning we will get some pictures hung along with some books unpacked. Slowly the move is feeling better for her. Her new home – our house is feeling a little better each day. But she worries about me as I rush around to get it all done.
Sorry… I have to run. I can’t find my notes for next week. It is on the table somewhere – that is where I left it… I think. And the suitcase is sitting here ready for some clothes of some sort… but I don’t have anything to wear… when it will be so hot. (Now I know why tourists like me buy wild colour shirts… they were too busy before they left to dig out what they had deep in their closets.)
Ouch I just stubbed my toe on the run over to the computer. See you in a day … or so. Gotta find my notes… and where is the wedding plan that we need for tonight… Ooops the new telephone just rang….
~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~
(A little wet in the river but loving every minute of it…)
I have been living a week filled with a mighty rush. It has been almost impossible to catch my breath as I have faced one situation after another. The week has been a Niagara Week – with a volume of things pouring in and through it – without end.
I know – I know – it is my own fault because I said yes to what is happening. I agreed to what I am living and to the people that I allowed into my life. I am responsible but I am not sure that I agreed to allow so much into the Life I am living. Maybe with the rush I did agree and was too busy to even see it happen.
As many that read this short blog will know – my mom came to live with us last month. Her personal affects came shortly after her arrival. Then life sped up with the needs of people requiring some assistance in our city. It is fast pace to say the least.
As this week unfolded a small personal crisis for one man came to light. This crisis involved others and then it was followed by a great answer with a new joy being released. The community that he is living in is experiencing healing and he personally is finding a new peace. There will be more meetings this week to assure all that are involved. Now add to mixture…a young couple that are getting married TONIGHT – for whom I will be performing the marriage… and today is tighter.
Oh and I forgot to explain that a key person in my life has experienced some very difficult issues that will require an investigation by some government authorities. This investigation is crucial and requires a witness to sit in on the investigation – and you may have guessed already I am that witness. The place where this investigation is about an hour’s drive from here – this afternoon…. Which means 3 hours out of today to complete this task.
Yikes I forgot one more thing… I have two services to prepare for as well, Good Friday and Easter Sunday that is speeding toward my ‘water fall’ weekend up ahead.
Double yikes – I didn’t forget this one… on this coming Easter Sunday my wife and I climb on to a jet for Kenya in east Africa to minister at a “Retreat” for very busy missionaries. A retreat will be slow and quiet offering a time to recoup and refreshing for the missionaries….but I have to hurry to get there. Something is weird about this picture.
My mind’s thoughts this AM is filled with the speed and volume to Niagara Falls. And yet… there is peace – perfect peace.
Perfect Peace…God is there!
I began listing what has happened. We needed to save and raise about $3200 for the trip to Kenya. Locally – we saw an amazing $2065 come into support us. Then an email informed me that another source was providing a $1000 deposit to help us out in this venture. Following that another amount came along that will cover the remainder needed. Add to that another amount that came to cover the $100+ US dollars for visas for Kenya… Oh – then our Canadian Income Tax people reported that they are giving us money back this year again – the cheque arrived yesterday!
Mom’s room is coming along. We were able to get a new telephone for her room making it easier to hear. This morning we will get some pictures hung along with some books unpacked. Slowly the move is feeling better for her. Her new home – our house is feeling a little better each day. But she worries about me as I rush around to get it all done.
Sorry… I have to run. I can’t find my notes for next week. It is on the table somewhere – that is where I left it… I think. And the suitcase is sitting here ready for some clothes of some sort… but I don’t have anything to wear… when it will be so hot. (Now I know why tourists like me buy wild colour shirts… they were too busy before they left to dig out what they had deep in their closets.)
Ouch I just stubbed my toe on the run over to the computer. See you in a day … or so. Gotta find my notes… and where is the wedding plan that we need for tonight… Ooops the new telephone just rang….
~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~
(A little wet in the river but loving every minute of it…)
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
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