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Monday, February 16, 2015

Seeking God in the commonplace

Just read a sermon by Phillips Brooks on how our daily circumstances can be like little sanctuaries, little chapels, where we meet God.  A critical lesson in the spiritual life.  We are seeking the presence of God in little circumstances as we wait for Him and seek to be useful to Him.

Yesterday, I gave a tour for a couple who live near Brighton and are facing an unexpected ministry in a troubled church.  We seemed to have a lot in common in this time in our lives and we prayed together before they left.  

Today Sheila and I hope to gather details from various Bed and Breakfast establishments nearby to help the Foundation plan for their summer seminars in July.  

We will also take our resident scholars over to the local C. S. Lewis Society meeting tonight.  The presentation is going to be on the Left Behind series!  I'm anticipating some interesting discussion to follow from that!  

I will be spending time on some ongoing correspondence related to people visiting us in the future.

I have also got to compose some information for a young lady who is going to start helping us with our tours.

Then there's house maintenance: yesterday I had to unstop a troublesome toilet.  Today we have to buy some more light bulbs; they keep going out on us.  The voltage in the house needs better regulating, I believe.  

Tomorrow afternoon, we are having a neighbour over for tea.  He is an elderly man who has recently lost his wife. 

Little things here and there; but each with its own reason, its own place in God's plan for us and who knows who else.  And the same can be said for us all who seek Him.  

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