The image of Jesus rising...
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The image of Jesus rising in the morning and going alone to pray is inspiring. The late Bishop Cushman of the United Methodist Church wrote a poem which often comes to mind: "I met God in the morning when the day was at its best."
A call came with a request that I officiate at the funeral of a man in the community who had been involved in many worthy things. He was on the Red Cross Board -- in fact, he was the one who started the annual "cake auction" to raise money for the Red Cross. He helped with the Starlite School for handicapped children. Someone said of him, "He was the most respected man I ever knew."
All these things impressed me as I read them or heard them. But the thing that touched me the most was the word of his wife who said: "He never left the house in the morning without reading the Bible."
A call came with a request that I officiate at the funeral of a man in the community who had been involved in many worthy things. He was on the Red Cross Board -- in fact, he was the one who started the annual "cake auction" to raise money for the Red Cross. He helped with the Starlite School for handicapped children. Someone said of him, "He was the most respected man I ever knew."
All these things impressed me as I read them or heard them. But the thing that touched me the most was the word of his wife who said: "He never left the house in the morning without reading the Bible."
