May 05, 2004
"I'll Be Right On Time..."
Today's lesson in PDL discusses how growth takes time. That's no fun to ponder, but if you think about how well rounded you become and how solidly you learn a lesson when you bear the full brunt of the situation and its consequences, then it becomes clear. It's great to get advice for wise people, and that will help you avoid some pitfalls, but the lessons that God wants you to learn? You'll learn them.
I'm reminded of the Stavesacre song, "Keep Waiting." We'll grow and we'll "arrive" at certain points at just the right time. I get in a hurry all the time, but that doesn't help these things move any faster. Sometimes hurrying just makes it feel longer. Those lyrics in "Keep Waiting" are so powerful, like many other Stavesacre tunes. It's funny how artists like that can be so profound and yet so unrewarded (at least in this life). Mark Salomon has crafted so many great sermons put to music that he deserves (in my book) to be supported by the church. He has offered some real gems. Not a perfect guy, of course, but anyone who's read Stavesacre lyrics and put any thought into them could agree that there's some depth there. That's cool.
Seven zebras still there.
Oreo cookies on my desk.
Now that I'm at work,
I better get to it.
Later.
-#81