Time!

Saturday, April 2, 2016 (3:42 p.m. EDT)

Grandeur of the Seas (back balcony)

Overlooking Labadee, Haiti

Holy God,

So much to see. And do. Yet we sit. Watching. Waiting. Blessed Father God, what a gift You have given us this trip. Time! Time to sit. Time to watch and wait. Time to consider. Contemplate. Time to rejoice and be glad.

Yes Father. Thank You for this time together with our precious son to truly rejoice and be glad for so very many things. Number one that You are our God! Good. Kind. Merciful. Loving. Forgiving. Faithful. Perfect.

As I sit here watching the ship we are currently on sailing away from one port, heading toward another again I have You to thank. Thank You for friends. And family. Thank You for tiny little snippets of shade to continue scrunching into.

Thank You for the sounds of the ship cutting through the water. The music playing inside our room. The choices of things to be involved with this evening. We have food. Drink. Entertainment. Fellowship. Camaraderie.

Empower and embolden us to make good choices of how exactly to use this enormous gift You have so generously bestowed upon us. Time!

And here again I return to the Preacher/Teacher [Solomon?]'s thinking of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. The Life Recovery Bible footnote tells us, “There is a time for everything because God has set the times. All of life is a well-orchestrated symphony for which God has written the music. An essential part of recovery is seeking out God's plan for us and then following it.”

Yes please. Let me follow Your plan Blessed God. Thank You. I love You. Amen.

(277 words ~ 5:13 p.m. EDT)