Did I not enjoy the latest Patrick Dempsey/Michelle Monaghan flick? I did. A friend seated one chair away from me can attest to the fact that I did with the many outbursts of laughter throughout the movie. But when scenes got a wee bit serious, my mind raced back to Oogway. But I guess that was because my day started strange to begin with. I knew when I came out of my condo that it wasn't going to be a typical Wednesday morning. I had an important breakfast meeting that required reminiscing yesteryears in order to reach a point of closure. Breakfast started out fun and ended the same way, but the in between wasn't something I expected. At any rate, like I said, it ended nicely. I'm amazed how things have changed and how some things remain the same but shouldn't. It's interesting how people so dragged down by and entangled with the passed which make them fail to enjoy the present.
I tried my best to present to the person I met with what I know about God and His grace- the same grace that brought change to millions of people who know Christ. I'm hoping that somehow, throughout the course of the morning, grace has been clearly presented and will be appropriated.
Short story writer, Flannery O’Connor, an amazing woman with great faith once said that “grace changes us and change is painful.” She meant God’s grace, of course. That theme runs through a lot of her work. Of course, change can also be wonderful, or better, astonishing and transforming. If that wasn’t the case I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing. Grace changes us. It changes us in ways we cannot predict.
Hope is spirit-formed and gifted. It’s a present virtue concerning a future condition and gives meaning to the past. It’s predicated upon change.
Ahia-Sachi at Busch Gardens Tampa
My bro cooking Filipino dishes for sachi in her messy kitchen
Disneyworld Orlando
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