Our Scripture reading in today's liturgy of the word was the story of Jesus walking on the water in the storm. Peter walks out to join him only to sink when he takes his eyes off the LORD. Out priest drew some paralells to the storm of fears in our lives. The first fear he listed was fear of losing employment. Later in his talked when speaking of the strength we get when we keep or eyes on the LORD he used the example of faith to leave a job that was oppresive and not be stuck there out of fear.

Yesterday I thought of how we often think that prayer can bring us good fortune. I wondered if it were more appropriate to think that God blesses us with instances of good fortune all along but that we are abe to make best use of this or be aware of it when we have had a spiritual awakening.

Today I was bouncing around an idea that came out of last night's meeting topic, the common purpose which binds us.

Our common problem
Our common solution
Our common mission

We went to church in shifts today and it worked out great.

This afternoon my parents visited and I was able to get my brother's and sister's correct contact information.

I thought about my sister this morning and realized that I was afraid to speak to her because I didn't know what I might say to her. It would be easy if she were a person of faith but she is not. Then some inspired thoughts came to me. I would tell her that the experience that she is going through might be much like mine. I might let her know that faith in mission got me through it.

I might explain to her how I looked at people of faith and saw that they had something and I wished I could have that but that I couldn't have that because I didn't believe the way they did because reason did not allow me to accept the tenets of their faith. But then I started to look at what the tangible components of what they had and I realized that the power was in the depth of their belief. I realized that if I could find something to believe in then I could find that power.\

I could let her know that this power is the source of true miracles, not the material miracles that we are accustomed to hearing about but the inner miracles of strength to endure trials and willingness when fortune comes.

Time for bed.

Thanks be to God for a great day.