A Well of Deep Blessing
Yesterday at church I realized the part I play of a match maker. I introduced two couples to each other that had not as yet met. Christina & Michael met Jessika & George. They had their boys with them as well – three young boys.
Standing together with Alida and me was this small group of seven. I began to feel a glow come over me – a pride actually. These four are some of my adopted kids. A few years ago we met them individually and began a journey of supporting them through thick and thin. In both couple’s situation we were there with them as they were married. As a pastor I performed their wedding ceremonies.
I sensed a special blessing well from deep within me as I stood there. I drew from it a deep drink of satisfaction knowing that all was well with what had happened.
Yesterday at church I had a couple take my hand and shake it. As I held hands with the man we both felt that sense of appreciation for each other. We are friends. I felt it with two others in the morning as well. Together with these men I have walked through the tough stuff of life. (Imagine holding hands with another man in Canadian culture and enjoying it – then even writing about it in a blog – yikes!)
As we both held hands and in that quick shake we grinned at each other quickly – there was the blessing well again.
I watched and heard a beautiful couple and their kids sing yesterday. This was a family. This was a love that was shown for us to enjoy. Each of them smiled at me. Each of them blessed me by just being there yesterday.
There was the well and its satisfying water again. The deep well of blessing was mine.
In March I had dinner one evening with a very old friend. As I sat with him we laughed, discussed and shared our lives together. We have known each other for almost 45 years. As I thought of him this past week – I again experienced the deep waters of the well of blessing.
It may be my age and added to that the place in life but I seem to be drinking from that well more often these days. I am slowing down to take more in and appreciate what I have been blessed with.
Today is another day of basking and drinking whatever the well will provide.
My hope for you today is that you will find and receive the blessings from deep within. And most importantly you will place much more into your own well so that you have more to draw from later.
~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~
PS – I have a secret that is killing me – I may be able to write about it soon – but it is killing me to not talk about it today!
Standing together with Alida and me was this small group of seven. I began to feel a glow come over me – a pride actually. These four are some of my adopted kids. A few years ago we met them individually and began a journey of supporting them through thick and thin. In both couple’s situation we were there with them as they were married. As a pastor I performed their wedding ceremonies.
I sensed a special blessing well from deep within me as I stood there. I drew from it a deep drink of satisfaction knowing that all was well with what had happened.
Yesterday at church I had a couple take my hand and shake it. As I held hands with the man we both felt that sense of appreciation for each other. We are friends. I felt it with two others in the morning as well. Together with these men I have walked through the tough stuff of life. (Imagine holding hands with another man in Canadian culture and enjoying it – then even writing about it in a blog – yikes!)
As we both held hands and in that quick shake we grinned at each other quickly – there was the blessing well again.
I watched and heard a beautiful couple and their kids sing yesterday. This was a family. This was a love that was shown for us to enjoy. Each of them smiled at me. Each of them blessed me by just being there yesterday.
There was the well and its satisfying water again. The deep well of blessing was mine.
In March I had dinner one evening with a very old friend. As I sat with him we laughed, discussed and shared our lives together. We have known each other for almost 45 years. As I thought of him this past week – I again experienced the deep waters of the well of blessing.
It may be my age and added to that the place in life but I seem to be drinking from that well more often these days. I am slowing down to take more in and appreciate what I have been blessed with.
Today is another day of basking and drinking whatever the well will provide.
My hope for you today is that you will find and receive the blessings from deep within. And most importantly you will place much more into your own well so that you have more to draw from later.
~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~
PS – I have a secret that is killing me – I may be able to write about it soon – but it is killing me to not talk about it today!
posted by Murray Lincoln at
Monday, June 11, 2007
1 Comments:
You are kind, dear brother, with your words of love and encouragement. Yes, we are a family and there is love. It is easy to smile at you brother, we have a lot of love and respect for you. We do try to sing for the Lord and hopefully He can use it to be a blessing to others. Our desire is for others to somehow see the Lord, not us, and His goodness through our singing. Yesterday I didn’t feel as though that could have possibly happened. I was struggling and it showed in my voice. I am humbled to think that you were actually blessed. I am also surprised by that. Thank You God for using us through our times of weakness. Okay, now your secret is killing me too!
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