Lord,
It looks like I won't be able to finish the magazine today, but please let me keep going in spite of how things look. Please give me strength to persevere and see this issue to the end -- whether it is indeed today or Monday...
I pray that You use this issue to inspire Your people to respond to You in loving adoration and work. I also pray that You would open the eyes of those that are estranged from You, and that something in this issue would draw their hearts close to You. I would love it if several people "jumped in" head first into a relationship with You, beginning an adventure with a wild abandon and joy.
You are good. Thank You for the ability and opportunity to publish this magazine. May You be delighted with it.
Amen.
Post-prayer meanderings:
Wow, there is an interesting comment from someone in Taiwan to a recent post ("Meet the Kids"). It's hard to believe it's anything more than the ramblings of a lunatic. Letters to Ed, Live Report, Ill Nino Says, and touching up the Table of Contents... I have a shot at finishing this up today. There's the placing of several ads and the oh-so important correcting of mistakes noticed by our proofreading team. Without their help, there would be a lot more typo's and I wouldn't ever get these things finished on time. My printer sales reps take my wife and I out to a Dallas Cowboys game each year. I get to pick the game, and this year I chose this weekend's matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, because it was a weekend between deadlines. Little did I know that I might not actually be finished with the deadline before I drive North to Dallas. Here's hoping I do.