Today is the beginning of Week 3 of Summer Song. As I sat out on the deck on this beautiful, foggy, cool morning in OB…my mind recalled stories that my parents told me over and over again, accounts of the supernatural at work in their lives.
It was the mid-1950’s. My dad, Andy, pastored a small church in Lewiston, Idaho. There were four of us children, and with my two younger sisters still in diapers, you can imagine the piles of laundry generated by this family of six. My mother, Alice had a dinosaur of a washer but no dryer. She had a clothesline strung up in the basement of our little house, but given the cold and damp Idaho winters, this method of drying seemed to take forever. Alice began to pray a simple and private prayer: “Lord, give me a dryer.” Within a few days she answered a knock at the door…”Lady, where do you want your dryer?” A local appliance store was delivering a brand new dryer. She never found out who purchased it but she did spend the rest of her life celebrating the giver of every good and perfect gift!
This story, along with many others has been passed down to my siblings and me. My mom was the embodiment of Psalm 145:4 “…they will pass on the story of Your powerful acts to their children.”
(Voice) 4 One generation after another will celebrate Your great works; they will pass on the story of Your powerful acts to their children.
- What do I celebrate? How do I celebrate? Do my celebrations extend to spiritual matters?
- What “great works” in my life can I record?
- What stories am I passing on?
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I've always loved that story!
ReplyDeleteThis post and verse are good reminders for me to actually write down the miraculous things Gid has done for me.
I just might start keeping them in a binder and let my kids have it when they get married (or have kids) and add to it and pass it to their kids etc!
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ReplyDelete“How do we celebrate?” Wow, food for thought! Looking through the Word of God it is no question the Jewish people knew how to celebrate the goodness of God. From Purim (the book of Esther) to the Passover the Jewish people shared of God’s powerful acts and goodness to the next generation. How do I celebrate and WHAT do I celebrate…something I will be paying close attention to…through prayer, worship, giving, throwing a party, do I celebrate at all? The list of opportunities to celebrate the goodness and kindness of our God is endless!
ReplyDeleteLori, Doesn't it seem that with so many Biblical prescribed celebrations...it's a subject straight from the heart of The Father? I want to love celebrating like my Papa.
ReplyDeleteEach day is a gift from God. I see the Father's love in everything. My grandkids are an example of His great love. I celebrate Him with the people I love.
ReplyDeleteCheri, your statement about celebration being "a subject straight from the heart of The Father" has given me even a clearer picture of how He loves us and encourages us to celebrate. If I am honest with myself I can think of times in my life past/present that I could have "chosen" to celebrate "like my Papa" when in fact I did not. How much more joyful my disposition would be! The simple act of celebration is already affecting my life in a positive manner -It is indeed a life changer!
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