February 23, 2013
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TFC Prayer Breakfast
Bucks-Montgomery Chapter
Harleysville, PA – Saturday, February 16
We were on the road early to make the one hour and forty-five minute drive to Harleysville by 7:30 a.m.
We had a light snow during the night – coating some of the tree tops.
We always enjoy meeting with this group of Transport For Christ friends – and the food at Henning’s Market is delicious.
Herb (a local friend of Sam Rittenhouse) sang a few songs relating to the theme of “love” for Valentine’s Day.
Cerwin and I tried to think of a title for our talk that related to love and truckers – so titled it “Is Love Your Dedicated Run?” (A dedicated run for a trucker means he makes the same trip every week – or drives similar runs each week.)
In other words – Is loving your neighbor as yourself part of your lifestyle?”
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This is an excerpt from my part:
What does loving your neighbor look like
when you are in a stranded cruise ship for four days?
What does loving your neighbor look like
when your spouse has a terminal illness?
What does loving your neighbor look like
when you have a rebellious teenager?
What does loving your neighbor look like
when your neighbor is throwing trash in your yard?
What does loving your neighbor look like
when a coworker tells a lie about you.
What does loving your neighbor look like
when a hurricane comes through the next town.
How do we truly make love our choice—our dedicated run?
My conclusion is that it will look different for each of us because of our gifts and talents.
The challenge is to daily remember the words of Jesus – to love the Lord your God with your heart, and mind, and soul, and your neighbor as yourself.
Jesus never told us that those words were an option – something to do if it fit our schedule – or if the other person returned our love.
Sam Rittenhouse shared the prayer requests that involved TFC staff and volunteers – and other local ministry information.
After the breakfast and a short visit with Sam and Alice, we were back on the road – about 10:30.
Now that it was daylight, it was easier to see the beautiful scenery the snowfall left behind.
By the time we got closer to home, there was no snow on the ground – but only in the higher elevations.
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The snow created a beautiful road trip.
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Comments (3)
Oh, my, that makes for an early day!!! I like your talk — well thought out! I love the shot of the red barn and houses in the snow — and the blue signs along the roadside look so incongruous in the black and white of the snowy trees!
@slmret - Thanks. The shot including the red barn was also one of my favorites.
thank you for taking me along…food for thought and beauty for the eye