"And I in foolish pride, forget He sees the upper, and I the underside"
From a friend's prayer letter:
"As I reflect on the joys and disappointments of 2007 this poem I read recently in Corrie Ten Boom's book 'Tramp for the Lord' really spoke to me. I trust it will encourage you too:
My life is but a weaving, between my God and me, I do not choose the colours, He worketh steadily, Oftimes He weaveth sorrow, and I in foolish pride, Forget He sees the upper, and I the underside. Not till the loom is silent, and shuttles cease to fly, Will God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why, The dark threads are as needful in the skillful Weaver's hand, As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned."
14-15 Tue-Wed l'ship retreat (+ below) 14 Tue (7:15pm patch prayer mtg) 15 Wed 6pm dinner w/ Peter T & HE + poss. stayover 16 Thu SL 17-19 Fri-Sun church-plant camping trip - Killbear 19 Sun 5pm fun dinner w/ VT - Burlington 20 Mon 8pm Malkutha oversight mtg (VS) 21 Tue 9:30pm time w/ JVDB (+ patch prayer mtg) 23 Thu poss. time w/ DonM/S 24-25 Fri-Sat writing training wknd - Hamilton 28 Tue 10am CCWM board mtg 31 Fri eve time w/ J/BA+
SEPTEMBER 2-3 Sun-Mon new-staff retreat - Faith Mission 3-7 Tue-Fri VT retreat - Faith Mission 21 Fri MI in-person board mtg 22-23 Sat-Sun poss. visiting AR/UJ+ 27 to Oct 3 Thu-Wed Dollar-a-Day
OCTOBER ... Oct 3 (see above) Thu-Wed Dollar-a-Day 5-8 Fri-Mon Thanksgiving long weekend (Mon stat. hol.) 15 to Nov 15 Mon-Thu poss. Europe + India
NOVEMBER
(speaking at Pastor Y's church) ... Nov 15 (see above) Mon-Thu poss. Europe + India 17 Khev's conf 23 Fri MI online board mtg 29 ~J's dad's b'day (poss. party on 30th)
DECEMBER 29: KH/S wedding
2019 on
Feb 15-18: MIer conference
Feb 16: Sat - 10-yr anniv
Feb 18-22: VT retreat
Feb 22-30: time off (poss. Southern Africa)
Apr 1-3: poss. First Chair retreat
May 10, 10am: CCWM board mtg
Jun 15: poss. Prayer Journey (poss. Australia); poss. visit supporters
Jun 25-29: poss. marketplace conf. - Manila
Dec: likely Indonesia
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