Ordinary Things

5:15 AM and the day begins with the insistent ringing of the telephone alarm.  I stretch before getting out of bed and into today.  Next I wander into the bathroom while still in the dark and squint when the light over the mirror illumines a face that is looking more like my grandmother every day;  Eye drops, and nose drops and water splashing my face as I prepare to go downstairs to make coffee.  It's an ordinary day, filled with ordinary activities involving extraordinary people. Probably much like Sundays at your house.

8:00 AM and we're out the door to church.  Not many folks at the 8:30 service but those who are  have faces upturned and attentive to the worship schedule, prayer time and God's word spoken through Pastor Kevin.  Today he concluded his series on Job.  Many lessons learned by Job.  A huge one for us to apply to our ordinary days found is found in Chap. 42: 2 - "I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted."  When life threatens to derail us we can remember what God taught Job through many losses in his life.
After church we turn south on Dale Mabry and head to Bayshore Pointe to visit our beloved Kay recovering from surgery to repair her broken hip.  The past 9 days have been anything but ordinary for her and those she loves.  The days ahead promise more extraordinary days as she wills herself to push through the physical therapy and allows the Lord to heal not only her body but her spirit as well. As we visit together and I watch Kay smile and chat I think of how extraordinary this dear woman is.  She doesn't feel herself and at moments she's tempted to worry whether she will "ever" be herself again.  Most of the time however her determination and faith keep her strong.  The Lord is her closest companion and comfort.
An extraordinary faith that encourages all who come in contact with her.
One of her favorite passage of scripture is Philippians 4:8 -"Finally, brethren whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."  I see her deliberately choose to walk through these days according to this verse and my heart is warmed and my faith encouraged and I pray,

O, Lord, as I move through the ordinary things of my ordinary days sprinkled with extraordinary displays of courage and faith such as Kay's, I pray that I would practice living God's Word the same.  May your Spirit empower me to walk in faith today and all my tomorrows. 

Now dear reader, would you be so kind to comment on the ordinary things and extraordinary people that
encourage you to walk in faith no matter your circumstances??  I'd love to hear from you.
Love & Hugs,
Judy