"ONE"

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 (8:01 a.m.)

Anaheim, CA

Blessed, Holy God,

Thank You! Fun. Rhymes with “ONE” - the title for the World of Color water screen presentation.

(8:31 a.m.)

No expectations. So many surprises. Thank You God.

Yes, Lord. Thank You!

Friends and family willing to include me in celebrating… fun!

Mm. Just look at the way You shift my thoughts. Searching fun with You, I find an e-article [Crossroads Church] about ‘creating powerful ripples that show people Jesus is about justice and peace and caring for people.’

That one word [ripples] reminded me of the song I heard for the first time last night. Start a Wave ♪Sometimes just one drop is all it takes See the ripples Watch them turn to waves Right before your eyes… One becomes one hundred, then A hundred thousand joining in An ocean’s just a drop when it begins But someone has to start it Maybe there’s a world that you can change So start a wave, oh Start a wave♪

The truth of what a smile, a kind word or a hug can do is sung about here. And written in Your Word. ♪But someone has to start Start the motion Throw the stone Stir the ocean Be the hand that reaches out for the unknown Sometimes just one drop is all it take See the ripples Watch them turn the waves Right before your eyes♪

Father God, thank You that YOU are the ONE to whom we can turn. The ONE who provides our every need.

Make us willing to be one to ♪start the motion Stand alone Stir the ocean Be the hand that reaches out for the unknown♪

Lord, the emotional chills I experienced hearing these words for the first time were not because of the cool night air. It was Your Truth speaking straight to my soul.

Jesus “came to give life - life that is full and good” (John 10:10 Easy-to-Read Version). I want to use it as You know is best. One step, one song, one smile, one kind word, one hug at a time.

Thank You again for fun. It rhymes with “ONE” I love, need, trust and want You Lord. Use me. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(377 words ~ 9:20 a.m.)