Daily Sheet: Day 96: Gentleness
Family Book: “Handa’s Surprise”
Travel: Comoros; Madagascar
Video: “Childhood Summer” – Sara Groves (official music video)
I miss innocence. I miss the arms of my mother. I miss feeling light like a childhood summer. Childhood summer.
Daily Sheet: Day 91: Acceptance
Family Book: “Leo the Lop”
Travel: Botswana
Video: “One Faith” – John Michael Talbot & Michael Card
He is the good Shepherd and He’s laid down his life for His sheep, so out of many nations He’s gathered one fold and one faith;
And He has built His church on the rock foundation of faith, on apostles and prophets who shepherd the people in His place.
And He gave to Simon Peter and to all the twelve the keys of the Kingdom so darkness shall never prevail
But some of the shepherds have pastured themselves on their sheep, so He has come out against them and scattered His people of faith.
In good pasture He will shepherd His people; On the mountain top He feeds His sheep. He will heal the poor and afflicted; To the prisoner He brings release.
Yet He’ll not forsake His people; He’ll claim His sheep for His own. He’ll send out His Word to the nations, regather His people back home,
For He is the good Shepherd. He’s laid down His life for His sheep, so out of many nations He’s gathered one fold and one faith.
There is one faith, one hope, and one baptism, One God and Father of all. There is one church, one body, one life in the Spirit now given so freely to all.
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Daily Sheet: Day 88: Vision
Family Book: “On the Oregon Trail”
Travel: Idaho; Oregon; Washington
Hymn: “Be Thou My Vision” – Chelsea Moon
Be Thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart. Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art. Thou my best thought by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my wisdom and Thou my true word. I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord. Thou my great Father, I Thy true son, Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise. Thou my inheritance, now and always. Thou and Thou only, first in my heart. High King of Heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won. May I reach heaven’s joys, oh, bright heaven’s sun. Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my vision, oh Ruler of all.
Video: “Be Thou My Vision” – Fernando Ortega (set against images from the Hubble telescope)
Consider the following three translations of Proverbs 29:18:
Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is he who keeps the law. (New American Standard Bible – NASB)
Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; But blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction. (New International Version – NIV)
Where there is no vision, the people perish: But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. (King James Version – KJV)
Questions:
Daily Sheet: Day 86: Obedience
Family Book: “The Other Side”
Travel: Ohio; Indiana; Illinois
Song: “When Will I Ever Learn” – Phil Keaggy
…You brought it to my attention that everything was made in God. Down through centuries of great writings and paintings, everything was in God. Seen through architecture of great cathedrals down through the history of time, is and was in the beginning and evermore shall ever be.
When will I ever learn to live in God? When will I ever learn? He gives me everything I need and more. When will I ever learn?
…And up on the hillside it’s quiet where the shepherd is tending his sheep, and over the mountains and the valleys and the countryside is so green. Standing on the highest hill with a sense of wonder, you can see everything is made in God. Head back to the roadside and give thanks for it all…
Daily Sheet: Day 37: Purpose
Family Book: “The Tale of Three Trees”
Travel: Nunavut; Northwest Territories
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