THE HOUR OF SUNSET COMES

Luke 24:28,29 reads, "Jesus seemed to be going farther.  They begged him, "Stay with us.  It's already late and the sun is going down."  So Jesus went into the house to stay with them."


"Two disheartened men met Jesus after Jesus' resurrection on their way to Emmaus.  He taught them on the way and they wanted him to continue his teaching, although they didn't recognize him until he sat at supper with them.  They asked, and he granted their request.


"I think I chose this verse because no matter how much I grow in my spirit and in my love for  Jesus, He always seems to want to take me farther.  Sometimes, I'd like to stay where I am for a while and bask in the light of new discovery, but He always pushes on.  It also is getting late in my life; my personal sun is setting.  But my sunset seems to be a beautiful one and I know Jesus is with me, always, when I need Him, when I praise Him, and when I worship Him.  Yet He always wants to go farther--and He'll want to take me with Him.


"Lord Jesus, you are the Father's Son, My Redeemer and Lord, the Provider of the Holy Spirit.  All these persons and some I cannot totally know in this life.  The glimpses of you that I have been given are incomplete, yet they thoroughly warm my heart. Thank you for this journey.  Bless my love for you that it may keep growing until my final sunset hour.  Amen."


And may I add, at this much later date, I am not tired of the journey with God.  No, rather, I am enthused by His presence.  I need Him every hour of every day.  So, you see, I have not learned everything yet that He has to teach me.  Being human, I am slower to learn than the angels, but He does not tire of the teaching. My final sunset hour has not yet come, so I try to put a few words of encouragement on the pages of this blog, that someone, somewhere may find themselves drawn to the Master, Teacher, and Lord.  May it be so with you.


Some days I fear I have forgotten to send love on to you. Those days will usually find me with appointments I cannot cancel, and as my energy goes just so far, my blog may remain unwritten.  I hope you will forgive me and chalk it up to my getting close to turning 82.


Loving you,
Jo INMN