"Sun and moon, bless the Lord! Stars of heaven, bless the Lord! Fire and heat, bless the Lord! All you winds, bless the Lord! Cold and chill, bless the Lord!" I love praying these verses in winter time, standing by my wood pellet stove, sipping a cup of coffee as the house warms up. Yes! Fire and heat, bless the Lord!
I took down my Christmas decorations last week. My neighbors are glad that the lights on my porch won’t clash with the Valentine Day balloons on their theirs. The older I get the more contrary I become. I take pleasure in the thought of people shaking their heads when they drive by my house all a-glow on the night of Martin Luther King Day...