Lectio Divina: Psalm 127:5(b)

03:09 08Mar10

Silencio: There is much to be heard in silence.

Meditatio: A candle works in silence, till death.

Prayer: Thank You for speaking through Your Word.

Lectio: He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gate. ~ Ps 127:5

Contemplation: Not if but when...The confrontation is coming.  The city gates represent a public life; the marketplace or courtroom.  It is in these areas the trouble comes.  Children are like sharp arrows in a warrior's hand.  Direct Hit describes church transformation as war.  Using Tony Shipley's language, Ps 127 children are cliques.  How many children God gives determines how you'll fare in church transformation.

We don't always like to accept the gifts of God.  Rest requires I give up something.  Children rarely come without demands.  They're sticky, a little clumsy, don't always listen, talk without listening and can be mean.  They're also sweet, helpful, cute, a comfort, thinkers and God's mouthpieces.

Oratio: I've been given Knob Hill as a gift from the Lord.  My children live here.

Incarnatio: Create a database for Knob Hill.  

NB! Yesterday I played 11 holes (2 with CRP), ate, napped 3 times and bathed leisurely.  Let's go...