"it's a small world after all"

Thursday, April 10, 2014 (7:06 a.m.)

Awesome God,

Thank You for Your goodness and Your grace. Thank You for Your Word. Your Truth. Thank You for so many reminders of Your love.

(8:15 a.m.)

An unexpected distraction. The “it's a small world” 50^th Anniversary Sing Along, complete with making a virtual doll to join the party.

(11:01 a.m.)

Even more diversions. Side trips. “Scenic routes”. Yeah. I like the sound of that.

There's so much more to celebrate today than just the 50^th anniversary of a world known song and amusement park ride. How about the intent behind it? Was it for personal profit? No. Proceeds go to UNICEF. A concern for worldwide unity? I like to think so.

YOU know Father. You know the heart of every single being.

(1:45 p.m.)

Here I am again, still thanking and praising You.

It seemed so completely silly to me that I would spend so much time [and so many tears] waiting to watch Richard Sherman via the internet sing and talk about “it's a small world after all”. Now it seems to make a little more sense.

His heart appears to be one for peace. Unity. Brotherhood. Father, my heart has been moved repeatedly this day because of this short little song. Thank You.

Thank You for two brothers who loved, respected and worked well with one another. Thank You for the lessons we could each learn from their writing process. Identify the goal. Find the similarities. Take out the excess. Keep it simple. Make up words if you have to.

Your Word is what we can't mess with! Your Word which calls us over and over again to “love one another”. Jesus said it and His disciples repeated it. Often.

As I consider You the rest of this day, let me do so in the context of loving others. In this 'world of laughter, tears, hopes, fear – there IS so much that we share' and it's way past 'time we're aware, it's a small world after all.'

Keep teaching us Father. Continue guiding and directing our hearts, souls, minds and strength (Mark 12:30) to loving as You would have us love. Completely. Freely. No strings attached.

I love You Dad. Thanks for this day we're having together. Use me well in the remainder of it. Thank You. I love You. Amen.

(392 words ~ 2:23 p.m.)