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A very long and controversial hearing was held in the Senate before Clarence Thomas was approved as a justice for the United States Supreme Court. Clarence found the process to be disgraceful and insulting. Yet, he persisted because he believed in his own innocence. Bolstered by the Holy Spirit, Clarence remained in the hearings until his Senate confirmation. Each morning during these anguished months, Clarence and his wife Virginia would meet in their home with two other couples, shut the kitchen blinds, play Christian praise music, and pray for two or three hours. It was during these prayer sessions that Clarence gained peace of soul, willing to accept whatever "God's purpose" was for him.
Peter, in his sermon in Jerusalem, introduced it by saying, "Listen to what I say." Listening to the Lord is clearly what Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia did. The constituents in Jerusalem were willing to pause long enough to listen to Peter. And in so doing we know that all who listened received guidance. If we are willing to listen to what the Lord has to say, we shall also know God's purpose for our daily living.
Ron L.
Peter, in his sermon in Jerusalem, introduced it by saying, "Listen to what I say." Listening to the Lord is clearly what Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia did. The constituents in Jerusalem were willing to pause long enough to listen to Peter. And in so doing we know that all who listened received guidance. If we are willing to listen to what the Lord has to say, we shall also know God's purpose for our daily living.
Ron L.
