There are days and yet weeks that some times see very daunting !!!

The approaching VBS at our church is only days away and as I have attempted to work up the material for the Youth it seems like an informational overload. I have been told to expect 40-50 youth next week during our 5 day VBS - and I have 3 people who will be assisting me with the events. WOW

As the week has passed by in what seems an extremely slow rate this week - I have sat here at my desk this morning looking at all the titles of the hundreds of books that line my shelf and asked what is the point of all this madness. ( The Barbarian Way , The Life you Always Wanted, Blue like Jazz, God is the Gospel, What Jesus demands from the World, Everybody's normal till you get to know them, Seizing your divine moment, Uprising, The Problem with Pain, The Purpose Driven Life, Running with the Vision.) What is our Purpose and our "divine moment".

"Christ likeness" (From Valley of Vision)

Father of Jesus,

Dawn returns, but without thy light within

no outward light can profit;

Give me the saving lamp of thy Spirit that I may

see thee,

the God of my salvation, the delight of my soul,

rejoicing over me in love.

I commend my heart to thy watchful care,

for I know its treachery and power;

Guard its every portal from the wily enemy,

Give me quick discernment of his deadly arts,

Help me to recognize his bold disguise as an

angel of light,

and bid him begone.

May my words and works allure others to the

highest walks of faith and love!

May loiterers be quickened to greater diligence

by my example!

May worldlings be won to delight in acquaintance

with thee!

May the timid and irresolute be warned

of coming doom by my zeal for Jesus!

Cause me to be a mirror of thy grace,

to show others the joy of thy service,

May my lips be well-tuned cymbals

sounding thy praise,

Let a halo of heavenly-mindedness

sparkle around me

and a lamp of kindness sunbeam my path.

Teach me the happy art of

attending to things temporal

with a mind intent on things eternal.

Send me forth to have compassion

on the ignorant and miserable.

Help me to walk as Jesus walked,

my only Saviour and perfect model,

his mind my inward guest,

his meekness my covering garb.

Let my happy place be amongst the poor in spirit,

my delight the gentle ranks of the meek.

Let me always esteem others better than myself,

and find in true humility

an heirdom to two worlds.