A Better Day

Good Sonday Morning to you:  How good are you with details?  How observant are you?  Do you take time to smell the roses…or do you wrestle with the thorns of a dying stem?  Did you notice what some would call a spelling error in the very 1st sentence? 

It’s not a spelling error…it’s the Lords Resurrection Day…Son Day.  Every other 7th day of the week may very well be Sunday, but today, today is the Son’s Day.

When you woke this morning, what were your 1st thoughts?  What were the 1st words that crossed your lips? Who did your 1st thought think of?  And…where did your dreams take you in your slumber?

Ok, I’ll start…my 1st thought was…Thankfulness.  My 1st words were Thank You.  I thought of Jesus Christ First & Foremost.  And my dreams…well I don’t always remember them, but I regularly dream of Heaven on Earth & the peaceful pastures of the Promised Lands.

I woke up around 5AM & started my day.  After tidying up the new house & garage a bit I headed back to the apartment bout 40 minutes south.  The timing was great because one of my favorite radio programs was coming on at 6:30 AM EST.  I am not any particular religion but I ran across the Lutheran Hour show on 95.7 FM (The Ride) out of Hickory, North Carolina over 10 years ago.  The Ride is an independently owned FM Classic Rock station.  It is by far one of the best stations ever to listen to on your radio if you’re within range of their broadcast, or live stream them thru your Bluetooth as I do now.  After the Lutheran Hour on Sunday mornings, they do the Acoustic Storm.  This morning they’re highlighting the Eagles…one of my top 4 all time bands.  Thank you for such Spirit filled music…it warms my heart & rattles, in a good way,  my soul.  Seven Bridges never sounded so good…cept in concert, which I’ve been half a dozen times or so.

As I drove & listened to a message about “cleaning your room” I traveled a familiar road that led me to the Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park…just after 7AM EST, where these pictures were taken, this very morning…Resurrection Son Day, April 20, 2025.

Over the years I have asked God many questions.  I have never seen Him in this physical world…but I have heard & felt Him in ways I try to explain…but mortal words hold no weight to His  Majesty.  So in my prayers I ask…” Dear Lord, how can I better see You?  I ask this not for me…but that thru Your Grace…I can better explain the Faith that drives my soul & spirit.” 

Answers often take years & some may never even be questioned.  But since the question was asked, I guess at some point maybe a hint of an answer would form.  

Years ago I dabbled in photography.  I had & still have a dear friend who taught me a lot about the technology side of photography.  In kind, for his time in teaching me a bit about modern photography, I shared a bit with him about Gods perfect timing, which as any photographer ultimately knows…it’s not the equipment…it’s the moment…often a mere second.

As the Lutheran Hour wrapped up and the Acoustic Storm started I found myself in a moment.  A moment directed by Gods mystical timing…but in realty it’s not too, too surprising…for Father Time,  magic is easy.

I’ve asked God to see His Eyes…& although those visions are reserved for dreams & spiritual moments, I’d like to think He’s showing us His Eyes all the Time.

Have a Spectacular Son Day.  Go in Peace & Love will Follow…Always & Forever More.  And for all you Eagles music fans out there…Take Care & All So Easy. 🦅.

  

⛲️✝️⛲️ 🎂🕊️.🐊🏆🐆😎📡🦬🐝

Reflections: The Book of Micah.  Revelations 20.

This mornings message from Spark Church was on Romans Chapter 3 verses 19-31.  These 12 verses by the Apostle Paul contain the Words of the ancients for the people of the present.  Read these 12 verses carefully & multiple times if needs be; they sum up what today, this day, The Sons Day is & always will be.

AMEN  

A Shallow Society

How shallow has mankind got that many can’t fathom a world outside of what they can only see and hear?  Our American society has become a viper pit of lustful desires with lavish luxuries and leisurely laziness.  The American dream is turning into a hellish nightmare of a Godless society, driven by machines.

 

The promised lands of America we know today were settled by foundations of God loving people many generations ago.  Gentiles we are referred to in the Bible, as our ancestral branch is not of Jewish roots…but we all come from the same soil, are nourished by the same waters and breathe the same air.

What has happened in America over the last 60 years can be summed up in one sentence…We have turned off God and turned on the television.  The greatest invention to shape a society, the TV, started a video onslaught that has permeated the brains of all of us.  TV opened our eyes & ears to worlds untraveled & unknown.  Its benefits include expanding our knowledge and understanding of the physical world; but at the same time clouding and confusing our spiritual world.  

Knowledge is only part of wisdom.

One can only gain true wisdom by exploring all dimensions of life.  Televisions, computers & smart phones are two dimensional devices, all machines are.  We live in a physical three-dimensional world. It is the influence machines have on our society that impact the most important but misunderstood aspect of our lives.  That fourth dimension we don’t always see or hear, but it’s there, because we feel it…

Our spiritual world.

It’s Holy Week.  If you haven’t ever tried it or if it’s been a long time since you got in touch with your inner self, why not this week?  You don’t need a machine; you just need yourself & God’s Holy Word.  

We all have some measure of Faith within us, we are born with it.  Find yours again or strengthen the Faith you’ve found and expand the true wisdom found in the New Testament of the Bible.  It will make the history, law & prophesies of the Old Testament much clearer.  

My Faith resides in the fact that our spirit & soul, that fourth & even beyond dimension, is more valuable than any amount of lustful, lavish leisurely laziness could ever provide.  For this world is merely physical, like a machine…whereas you my friend have feelings of joy & sadness, delivered by your heart & mind & driven by your soul & spirit.  

Let God drive your spirit.  Your soul will reap in rewards you can’t begin to imagine.  No pastor, priest, minister or rabbi can bring you there.  No church or synagogue can bring you there…they can help, but you must search yourself first & find that seed planted deep inside you.  Find it, nourish & cherish it and it will blossom & grow into a life of fulfillment instead of falseness.  

The seed has been planted for a very, very long time.  My Faith tells me that if as a society we spend more time in God’s Word, understanding the ways & means of the saints & apostles we’ll better understand the life & times of Jesus Christ our Risen Savior. 

My Faith is assured that by strengthening our belief in God our American spirit will be uplifted, and we will become the nation we are promised…instead of a forgotten society that solely lived in a physical world... at the sake of lost souls. 

This is Holy Week, make it your best week, for the Faithful…it already is, because it was & always will be.  Go in Peace & Love will Follow. 🙏🇺🇸.  ⚖️✝️⛲️