I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord, among the people; and I will sing praises to Thee among the nations, for thy loving-kindness is great above the heavens; and thy truth reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth. That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer me!
Psalm 108:3-6
Gar’s Close Call
My son’s best friend planned a trip to Florida last year. When the day to travel arrived, he didn’t feel quite right, so he took his wife to the airport and sent her down South. He had received an invitation to have dinner with friends that night, completely spur-of-the-moment. He arrived at the friends’ house and instantly collapsed. The next day, he woke up in the hospital.
When the Doctor entered his room, the Doctor asked “Who do you have to thank for being here?” Our friend replied, “Why, you Doc!” To which, the Doctor said “No, you have a Greater Force to thank! If you had boarded that airplane they would have taken a dead body off in Florida.”
A blood clot had hit his lungs. Our friend has made a complete recovery. Thanks be to God!
Prayer: Dear Lord, give us the wisdom to listen to the message you send us every day: That you are here with miracles large and small, universal and personal.
Pat Holmes (2014)
Prayer does not change things. Prayer changes people and they change things.
This sermon topic was printed on a sign at the Westchester Christian Church in Los Angeles, California.
Kay LaForest saw it from the freeway. (1990)
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