EDIFYING REVIEWS

Dear fellow travelers,

  Writing or providing Daily Thoughts (DTs) has a journaling aspect to it. And as with proper journaling, the writers should occasionally review lest we forget and get caught up in current events. There have been many of late. This morning while wondering which of my thoughts to write about I beneficially read the following that I now share with you in the hope you too will be edified.

EBB4

A CONFIDENT SAYING

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Friday 5/7/10

  2Corinthians 5:1-9 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our dwelling-place out of Heaven; if indeed in being clothed, we shall not be found naked. For we who are in this tabernacle groan, being burdened; inasmuch as we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be clothed, so that the mortal might be swallowed up by the life. And He who has worked in us for this same thing is God, who also is giving to us the earnest of the Spirit. Then being always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord; for we walk by faith, not by sight; then we are confident and we are pleased rather to go away from home out of the body, and to come home to the Lord. Therefore we are also laboring to be well-pleasing to Him, whether at home or away from home.

  1John 3:18-21 My children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him, that if our heart accuses us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not accuse us, we have confidence toward God.

  Ann’s day began with early morning appointment to draw yet more blood for testing. It turned out to be a near expiration experience with Ann later saying in trust “I thought I was going home.” (Jn.14:1)

  Not quite so exhausted as was, but still seriously fatigued, she is now resting in ICU Room 442, Immanuel Medical Center, 6901 North 72^nd St, Omaha NE 68122. Medical team now considers blood infusion, in spite of her risk, as imperative necessity . . . followed immediately by start of low level chemotherapy even though all tests are not completed. When all test results are in adjusted treatment will begin in earnest.

  Some of you are postal carders. Feel free to do so in sending Ann a note. For those of you that send e-mail for her I’ll print out and deliver when I visit.

  Your support in thought and prayer is appreciated!

Ed Bullock 4th