A few months ago, Ann and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. We have been through moves to new churches to serve and to new homes… seeing children grow to adulthood… and celebrating weddings of our children and the birth of our grandchildren. One of the things that we have done most every year of our marriage is go on a secret trip. Most every year, I will plan for a trip with just Ann and I to a secret destination. We have gone north, south, east, and west… to big cities and high mountains… down to the coast and to places we have never seen before. Though Ann does not know what is our destination until the day we depart, I try to provide some guidance to assist in her preparation. She knows how many days we will be gone, what kind of clothes she needs to pack, and whether the weather there will be warm or cold. This secret trip requires for Ann to have trust in me, and I try to fulfill the first point of the Boy Scout law and to be trustworthy.
I share this personal
anecdote to make a point and that point is this: WE ARE ON A JOURNEY IN LIFE AND MORE TIMES
THAN NOT WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING.
Oh, yes we have our plans and dreams and may be working our plan. However, life has taught me that it is not
unusual for something to happen and those plans to change (sometimes for the
better.) 30 years ago, I certainly did not have as one
of my goals to be married to a
beautiful, wonderful woman like Ann Wall.
Yet, here I am 25 years later married to a woman who is a gracious gift
of God.
PRAYER
-- O God, thank you that though we do not know the future, we know
you and can trust you are with us each day of our lives. Amid the challenges of each day, help us to
trust you more; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
