Perspective of a Prayer

I grew up learning to say my prayers at bedtime and at meal time. I had these little rehearsed prayers that I recited at the appropriate times. When I grew up and begin to “grow out” of those rehearsed prayers, I began to realize the place that prayer had in my life. I wasn’t just…

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Short Life

I’m not a tall guy – I’m probably of average height. Let’s not talk about average weight and such. I turned 55 in October and I think a lot more about the end of my life than the beginning until now. I find myself reflecting a good bit. I wonder if I’ll live until I’m…

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Life Value

Life is precious and somewhat fragile. I sometimes think about how close I’ve come to loosing my life and there are few instances that come to mind. I also think about a couple of my children who have been really close from cancer to a tree fall. James calls life a vapor – here today…

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Vapor

This is a light substance that is in the air and is diffused by the air. It’s most often very temporary. Smoke is a type of vapor, but steam is a mostly a safe vapor. The thing with vapor is it’s gone pretty quickly. The only way that is stays is that something supplies its…

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