"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another." ~John Dewey
As I flew
over Thailand and we began our decent into Bangkok, I noticed these flickers of
light out my window. The closer we got
to land, I realized the many glimmers of light I was seeing were from the sun
reflecting off the gold roof tops of the temples. I began to pray for Thailand and as I did
this metaphor came to my mind.
As I live in
Thailand I pray that my life is like the gold on the roofs of the Buddhist
temples. May I, being a temple of the
living God, reflect the Son. May I be a
glimmer of light that attracts others to Christ. May the true King rule in the hearts of the
Thai people. May this nation come to
know the love of Jesus! May their eyes be opened and may they run into His
Truth, finding Grace, Mercy, Hope, and Love.
May they embrace justice and may it abound in this nation. Let there be
rejoicing in heaven over these lost sheep.
So He told them this parable, saying, “What man
among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave
the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he
finds it? When he
has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his
neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which
was lost!’ I tell you
that in the same way, there will be more joy in
heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who
need no repentance.
Luke 15:3-7
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