One Moment at a Time

On the way home from multiple meetings tonight, I sat at a stoplight outside Long John Silvers and noticed that their sign said, "New Batter-Dipped Onion Rings".  This made me think of King's BBQ  (formerly of Liberal, KS) and the most amazing onion rings that ever were...and I wanted one...or ten.

Do you know how my belly would rebel if I introduced it tonight to 10 deep-friend, batter-dipped, onion rings?  It wouldn't be pretty.

I had just come from a women's group where I was able to share one of the ministries of our church. It was bitter sweet. The group member who asked me to speak this month is the same friend that had the stroke a few weeks back.

Life can change on a dime.

She had emailed me with the details that afternoon...and I was informed of the stroke that evening.

The topic I focused on tonight?  Unanswered Questions.  Who? What? When? Where? And mostly...Why?

Before I left I gave each of them a bookmark that included Hebrews 11:1 on one side. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (KJV)

And on the other side it had the Serenity Prayer.  This prayer cannot be found in the Bible, although many assume that it came from that holy book.  Instead, it was a prayer written by Reinhold Niebuhr (an American minister, theologian, and professor) as a tag line for one of his sermons.

Most likely you are familiar with the beginning of this famous prayer.  (That is the portion that was on the bookmark I gave each of the ladies tonight.)  But the prayer is shown here in its entirety.

Serenity, courage, and wisdom.

Living one day at a time...enjoying one moment at a time.