Today's Devotion:

Today's devotional reading talks about the Garden at Gethsemane and the instrumental players in the drama. Yet, there were only two that really counted. Christ and Satan. Once the events of the crucifixion were put into play, Satan was no longer a threat to mankind. As we wait on this Holy Saturday, a day of mourning for those who hovered in fear, inside that cold, dark room, in shock over the death of their leader and in waiting for what next would come, we know that out of death, eternal life for all believers was just around the corner. Let us look forward in joyful anticipation to the Sunday of the Resurection.

Today's Comments:

The Epistle of James is an interesting book. I am doing a paper on the last seven verses of this letter. It appears to be a composite of proverbs and exhortations on Christian Living. The section on which I am doing my paper talks about healing through prayer. How many of us need healing but are not asking for it? The elders of the early church were charged with saying prayers over the sick and anointing them with oil. When was the last time that happened to you?

A fried from San Diego called me the other day and wanted me to contact a friend of hers who lives in Whittier. He is a Deacon in the Presbyterian Church and spends most of his time ministering to the sick in convelescent homes and hospitals. What a wonderful thing to do. It seems that, as I walk down my road to ordination, I am meeting a lot of new people who care about a lot of people who need caring about. I hope that I can be as good as they.