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Devotional Memoir

Perspective

In flight, I glance out the window. Plane views offering perspective. Patterns visible from 20,000+ feet. 

As a kid, I begged for a seat by the window. Delighting in views as we gained altitude. 

Watching tiny cars travel small, neat lanes. Between miniature houses all lined up in rows. Rivers curving, shining in the sun through cities and countrysides. 

Fields of various colors appearing so perfectly arranged. In squares and rectangles. 

On clear nights, myriads of lights indicated cities, towns, villages far below. Captivating. Spurring on my imagination.  

Perspective. Flying over the island of Malta.
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Devotional Memoir

Higher

In my tropical 
childhood, 
I climbed 
the front-yard tree. 
Higher. 
For solitude. 
Rest. 
To simply 
be. 
Sitting 
on knobby 
branches 
amid green 
leaves, 
pink blossoms. 
Higher. Image by Annie Spratt on Unsplash.
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Devotional Making Disciples

Obadiah

Obadiah. In charge of Ahab’s palace. Up close and personal to the evil taking place there. 

But Obadiah “greatly feared God.” And saved 100 prophets from the slaughter his king’s wife—Jezebel—instigated.

Hiding them in caves. Providing for their needs. At great personal risk.

Courageous servant of the Lord God.

Palace shadows. Image by Darko on Unsplash.