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Devotional by Muser Phyllis Giglio

Dear Musers Who Matter,

A while back, fellow Muser Phyllis Giglio, proud mother of 12 children, sent me the devotional below. I think it warrants sharing with you. Thank you, Phyllis. :)

Blessings,

MaryAnn

TRUST IN THE LORD
by Phyllis Giglio

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight.” Prov.3:5-7 NIV

Dear fellow scribe,

This summer I took a week’s vacation from writing and spent it with my family at Nags Head, NC. While there, I accomplished something that I always wanted to do. In fact, it was on my rather short list entitled. “Things to do before I die...”

The feat was not very difficult, young kids and old kids can do it... Yet I lacked the skill to do what I so desired to do. Can’t guess what it was? No? Okay then I will tell you.

For the first time in my seventy-six years I actually was able to get a kite up in the air and even keep it there. “Big deal” you may be saying. Well, for me it was a very big deal. What a thrill! I felt a huge sense of accomplishment that morning as I watched my kite rise higher and higher. I felt like the kite was flying me. For a moment in time on that windswept beach, my kite and I were one.

Then as I am often wont to do, I began to see the spiritual aspect of this adventure. It was a visual experience of reaching out to God. My kite was not very large or powerful; it didn’t need to be. The One who held it up in the air held all the power and might in the universe.

I realized that the same God Who held my kite in the sky holds the planets in place. I came to the beach with my kite and my hopes, and He did the rest. I realized if I come to Him with my kite, my book, or my story, and commit it to Him, He has the power to make it fly, or even find a publisher. Why should we struggle in our own meager strength and lean on our own limited understanding when we have the power of the universe available to us?
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Copyright 2007 by Phyllis Giglio. All rights reserved. You may reach Phyllis at Email momgig@aol.com

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