- 7/2/2007 11:30:00 PMFireworks - Day 11I had the longest period of sleep so far last night. I ran to Festival and got some doughnuts. We had some rain early on and the sky is overcast but it is warm. Mary's Sunday School class came in today. They are going to sell lemonade, home made cookies and Seroogy's candy bars. The best part is that the idea to do this came from the kids themselves. This is how they determined to help. May God bless the work of their hands.
Two boys came in with their mother today. The had $10 to spend on fireworks and selected a combo bag for $9.99. Mom would not give them change for the tax. The left. Perhaps they just didn't have the money. Perhaps.
We had a customer come in today who says he knows the Frank family from their church. He knew they were also adopting a Russian child. What was remarkable about him was that as he spoke he interpreted everything from a "world view" perspective. In everything he said, the conversation always came back to scripture. This reminds me of Deuteronomy 6
..."Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates."...
Ultimately everything you encounter will be evaluated by your world view. This is a key principle. Settle in your mind what your world view actually is. Ask yourself, "why do I think that way" and "is that correct". This is a foundational block of who you are.
An interesting customer came in today. He appeared to be an old biker. Short, long hair, long beard. He smelled strongly of alcohol and kept holding the left side of his ribs. He said that he had fallen on a train track. He was obviously in a great deal of pain. His friend dropped him off at the tent while he went into WalMart and shopped. The biker purchased about $35 worth of fireworks. After a while, he became worried that his friend might have left without him. He looked tired and wheezed a little when he breathed.
He asked for a chair to sit down so I offered him one and set it by the opening of the tent so he could see out. He kept calling me "partner". Customers like him and the soldier from yesterday make me wonder about how angles might appear should they come in and visit. Would I recognize them? Would I recognize the Lord in disguise?
