Today, as I began my quiet time with you, Lord, my Bible fell open to Proverbs 3 and the words, "he blesses the home of the righteous" from verse 33.
These words stood out starkly before my eyes. I've realized from the first year we moved to our Kelowna retirement home, that it was truly a gift from you, Lord. You worked out the details and made it all possible.
Our home, in Nel's and my mind, was to be used for the people that you would bring across our path so we could be used to bless them and be blessed by them. Over the years, how Nels and I enjoyed doing just that.
Last Saturday (March 16), was another such blessing — as a group of dear friends in their senior years like me, gathered here over a potluck lunch to initiate our friend Elizabeth into the octogenarian lifestyle.
So, Dear Lord, my ongoing prayer is that you would give me a gentle, humble and thankful heart, as you continue pouring blessings on my home for many years yet to come.
Thank you for giving me the gift of hospitality, and the joy I receive from it. I am reminded of Galatians 6:10, that encourages us.
"Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people."
Open my eyes, Lord. Open my eyes!
— beulah
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