This morning was a good morning. I don’t have exercise today (at least not formally), so I slept in until 5:30am. I got a good warm shower, a good breakfast, and had a good time with the good Lord. I was washing my dishes looking out the back window, when I saw the first rays of morning stream from across the top of the house. It looked like God had focused the sun’s rays on my millstone fountain in the back yard. And then a male cardinal with all of his bright red colors landed at the fountain and took a drink. I grabbed my phone and ran to the back door to take a picture, but the cardinal was already gone. I was briefly disappointed, but then I quickly remembered that I still had that beautiful picture in my mind and in my heart. And then I reminisced a bit: I remember the sound of my wife’s voice. I remember the touch of my mother as she combed my hair. I remember the smile on my grandfather’s face. Hey, we have those precious mental photos burned in our memories. And after the exciting birth of Jesus had calmed and the shepherds were gone, Mary settled down to enjoy nursing her new little baby boy. Luke 2:19, “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” So, today, think about that sweet little baby Jesus. But then be thankful for the suffering Savior who loved you and me so much that he gave his life for us on the cross of Calvary. Hey, burn both pictures into your mind, because both are love beyond measure.
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