our Ultimate Team

Saturday, June 8, 2013 (10:40 a.m.)

395 ~ south of Lee Vining, CA

Blessed Father,

Thank You. Bless You. Praise You. Teamwork. Team spirit. Team approach. We've each had a job and we've executed them well. There have been so few hiccups they haven't even been worth remembering.

Thank You Father. Thank You Son. Thank You Holy Spirit ~ our Ultimate Team! You have blessed us and kept us; You made Your face shine upon us and were gracious to us; You turned Your face toward us and have given us Your peace (Numbers 6:24-26) and we are truly grateful.

Thank You for another memorable trip. Thank You for friendly people and easy interactions with them. Thank You for a huddled prayer in a parking lot before even entering the car. Thank You for it having been overheard and added to by a weeklong neighbor wearing a GAP (God Answers Prayer) shirt.

Thank You for an early morning walk beside a pink tinged lake. Thank You too for a late (10:23 p.m.) night venture out to the same spot to watch “darkness descend”. Thank You also for a brief conversation with a fellow early morning lake admirer.

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ~ I sang ♫Glory Be♫ to You last night in an effort to get to sleep. Then I lie awake wondering what that even means. Glory be to each one of You - as it was in the beginning – is now and ever shall be – world without end – Amen. Amen.

Glory. “World without end” makes me think of heaven, which only make me wonder ~ again! What is it going to be like? Mountains? And streams? Beaches? Beautiful homes (John 14:2)? So many people. Yet not overcrowded. The whole idea is so mind boggling, I don't allow myself to entertain the notion.

I just trust. And believe. And hope. Another great team of three. “So these three things continue: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love” (1Corinthians 13:13).

Thank You Father. Thank You Son. Thank You Holy Spirit. Thank You. Praise You. Bless You. Serve You. Love You. Yes. Trust You. Hope and believe in You. Yes. Thank You. Praise You. Glorify and enjoy You. Yes. Thank You. Amen.

(11:31 a.m. ~ Bishop, CA)