Shortgrass
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Good Sunday mornin' from the Shortgrass home. Our home is in the "other" Colorado that lies east of the Rocky Mountains. Our area is built a lot more like Kansas than what most people envision when they picture Colorado. From our home, the Rockies are just a distant view on the western horizon. We can see forever across the treeless prairies. Last week I was gathering salt and shutting off windmills in a summer pasture that is several miles from the house. It was a cold, blustery day. From the windmill, I could see the house and trees at the farmstead. Thoughts of a warm fire and cup of hot java sure held an appeal that made me want to go there. Funny, I thought, how much more the home seems to draw today than it did last spring when the grass was turning green and the earth was coming to life. When I was fencing last spring, I could see the house in the distance, but had no real desire to go there. It was a comforting view, but I was happy to be out in the sunshine. The world seemed like a good place.
Isaiah 64:4 tells us that since the beginning of time no man has heard, perceived or seen the things that the Lord has prepared for those that wait for Him. The thought of a heavenly home has always been comforting. In the spring of our lives, we are content to live here and look over there. As the seasons come and go it seems that our heavenly home becomes more attractive to us. For my 93 year old mother, in the winter season of her life, Heaven has a very strong appeal. Living to be 100 is her greatest fear. I understand that, but try to explain it to a 10 year old. My son-in-laws 96 year old grandmother made the journey to our heavenly home just today. I may not be as old as these grand ladies, but I am ready for our Lord to come again. I am not too sure this world is a good place. I really like the line in that song that says "What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see, when He takes me by the hand and leads me through the Promised Land." Just think about it,—what a day that will be! Have yourselves a good Sunday mornin' and a good rest of the week.
Isaiah 64:4 tells us that since the beginning of time no man has heard, perceived or seen the things that the Lord has prepared for those that wait for Him. The thought of a heavenly home has always been comforting. In the spring of our lives, we are content to live here and look over there. As the seasons come and go it seems that our heavenly home becomes more attractive to us. For my 93 year old mother, in the winter season of her life, Heaven has a very strong appeal. Living to be 100 is her greatest fear. I understand that, but try to explain it to a 10 year old. My son-in-laws 96 year old grandmother made the journey to our heavenly home just today. I may not be as old as these grand ladies, but I am ready for our Lord to come again. I am not too sure this world is a good place. I really like the line in that song that says "What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see, when He takes me by the hand and leads me through the Promised Land." Just think about it,—what a day that will be! Have yourselves a good Sunday mornin' and a good rest of the week.