Dear Reader:

Today is Saturday and the day in the Holy Week sequence that is the day of waiting and wondering. Jesus has died…now what?

The disciples, loved ones, and followers of Jesus must have felt like they had lost their “compass” and were wandering blindly through the new frontier of life without Him wondering what they were to do now?

Don’t we, also, wish, during many trying intervals in our own lives, that we were born with a spiritual compass attached to us to direct us through our journey here on earth? Well, guess what? We do. It’s called FAITH.

A picture is worth a 1000 words. God is always there to show us the ‘Way’ if we learn to listen to Him. He is our compass.

Donna Fargo, in one of her poetic messages, writes: “Trust in Yourself”

“I believe all of us have a built-in compass to help us get to wherever we desire to go. Don’t forget to trust the compass, and refer to it often, for with that trusting will come the strength to bear whatever life deals you.”

Ashley Denton (The Spiritual Compass Points True North-Jesus Christ) reflects on scripture from the Gospel of Mark to show us why Christ should be our true compass.

“If you were wandering around in the wilderness, what would be one of the most important instruments you could have with you to help you stay oriented? A simple compass is amazing because when you pick it up, it always points to magnetic north.

The Gospel of Mark is like a compass. You pick it up and it always points to True North–Jesus Christ. And according to Mark, the True North that the whole world depends on to be reconciled back to God is Jesus Christ. The very first verse of Mark says what his whole letter is all about: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” (Mark 1:1)

In a sense Mark is saying, “I’m giving you a compass, this is an accurate picture of the man Jesus Christ, and throughout all of history when people read these accounts, it will always point you to True North, it will point you squarely toward the One Man who Matters Most.”

Ashley Denton says that Mark spends more time letting us know about the real Jesus as he lived and loved…His personality traits that should be a model on how to live. He cites (just to name a few):

I will highlight just a few of these amazing personality traits of Jesus that people just can’t resist:

1. The Humility of Jesus
2. His Cheerfulness
3. His Power and Willingness to Heal
4. How Jesus Valued a Healthy Balance of Work, Rest, and Retreat
5. Jesus was Willing to be Interrupted by those in Need.
6. One of Jesus’ Greatest Joys was to Love Sinful People!
7. Jesus Patiently Answered People’s Questions No Matter How Good or Dumb They Were
8. Jesus Gave People His Undivided Attention

Jesus is the most admirable, noble, appealing person who has ever walked the face of the earth. He has gone to the ultimate extreme to show us that he loves us. He has done all of the work and we receive all of the benefits of his love. Following him is not about what you & I can do for him, but all that he has done for us and how we can repay this gratitude of debt for his unconditional love… by extending it to our fellow man. 

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So until tomorrow:

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering. – Saint Augustine

“Today is my favorite day” Winnie the Pooh

Yesterday  afternoon I definitely observed a powerful God Wink. I was reading through a daily devotional on-line that visually showed a pie-chart of Jesus’ last hours when I looked up and realized it had grown dark outside much to my surprise! I glanced at my clock and it said 3:00.

I returned to the chart and saw where Jesus died at 3 in the afternoon as darkness had settled in and around Mt Calvary! Chills went down me and I quickly said a prayer of Thanksgiving for the Son of God and His unconditional love for mankind!

Yesterday was a “hopping” good day for everyone!

1.Tommy and Kaitlyn got their marriage license!

2. Rutledge and Lachlan had breakfast with the Easter Bunny and a Easter Party st school!

3. My fountain (that must have had a “short” in it) suddenly started running again…just in time for Easter.

4. I passed a house with a decorated door in a nearby neighborhood, stopped the car, and took this picture…this rabbit was just too cute not to share!