The Truth Of My Day

Sometimes reading the scriptures is like meeting an old woman in Poland. That's my point, and I will explain it, I promise. There are plenty of times when reading the scriptures is a bit of a struggle. I'm pretty fluent in English, but there are words and sentence structures and concepts that don't translate well for me. After reading it the fourth of fifth time I have to let it go. Sometimes I will read it out loud to see if that helps. Sometimes I will try out the footnotes. Sometimes if I write it out in cursive it helps my brain to process it, but that's a slow process with limited results. (Still worth the effort though!) And sometimes I have to take a deep breath and move on to the next verse. Or the next chapter. I have to believe I still get the blessings, even in my confusion. So one day I was walking down the street in Ludz, in Poland, and I found a lovely big church to take pictures of. The lighting was slanting just right in the afternoon, and the buil...

I read the scriptures because the apostle Paul says it "guides man to salvation". That's a map I want to follow. I have felt terribly lost in my life. Not any more. Having a map certainly helps. The scriptures are a spiritual GPS that tells me how to get from wherever I am right now on the map, to the spiritual destination of my choice. The Point B to my current Point A.The scriptures also help me to choose wisely. Like that old saying. If you are headed nowhere in particular, that's likely where you will end up; no where in particular. Well this year so far I have been to five countries. The picture I chose is from the fields of Jutland, when I was in Denmark this spring. Right now I'm trying to find that balance between making things happen, and accepting that everything that comes my way is a gift from God. I've struggled for too long. Tried so hard that it hurts. Now is a time of rejoicing on how far I've come and how much I have learned. Now is a...