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I sit on a tattered bench of green long gone.
I look out at this garden where for two weeks I belong.
Palms and ferns, flowers & more.
Stand and wave in the wind of no more.
My bags to the left, birds watch up above.
This is peace . . . a moment I love.
DISCOVER’s begun and we head home.
Amazed, in mercy I roam.
Poem by Dan Potter
I stand at the edge of one of the most majestic falls in the world.
The water roars down into a white abiss. The grass follows the water and guides it down it’s fall.
The mist creates a rainbow and rushes up to refresh my face.
I look across at rocky clifts which peak at red clay and decend into tall gree grass into the wonder of white.
A bird flies free above it all, no fear of falling. Just able to see what my eye cannot. Without limits it sails from Brazil to Argentina – no stops, no costs, no fear.
Stand as close to the edge as possible and sing “How Great thou Art”.
Art . . . It is all art and I am amazed again, then I walk away.
Not to leave, but to another and another again.
Butterflies ride upon my wrist, an iguana crosses my path, a family of “coo-wah-tea” go from bush to bush.
The rain comes and children dance, my clothes turn cold with the heavy mist.
It blinds the eye, but we could remain here for years and not take it all in.
What a wonderful world!
Over the last few months I have become more aware of my need to trust God. One of the main reasons for this growing reality is because many of the “trustworthy” foundations have become less dependable and unsure.
Can I really trust Jesus? Even in times when I cannot trust the world I have made?
I have begun a journey into Trust. I began the search with the title “trust or rust” but thought it best to launch with a simple declaration – iTRUST.
I will start with the first verse I find about trust:
Psalms 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
I love the word “some,” it is so . . . them! But I often have trusted in the wonderful things I have bought like “Chariots” and embraced my strengths “horses”. They are great for moments, but they do not last. Every chariot is replaced and every horse dies . . . BUT. Oh I love it when the Bible says BUT. It is like the TV commercial that is about to get better. “But Wait” there is more . . . more trust to consider.
We trust in the Name. This is a community thing. Trust is not I, but we – wee! I am together in this trust thing!
We trust in the “name”. What’s in a name? It is the character, the past track record, the reputation of the Lord or master of we. What does the “Name” represent?
Lets take it to a different level. The name of a bridge “Golden Gate” or an airline “Delta” or automaker “BMW” or a drink “Coca-cola.” The name is everything. If the bridge is known to have holes, the airline is known to crash, the auto is known to not start and the drink is known to make you sick. It cannot be trusted. But what if the NAME has a record of excellence? What if “WE” have not found any fault in the past record and what if the past trust has proven best?
Then “WE’ continue to TRUST in the one who’s NAME describes our LORD, and this Lord is a shared GOD.
So I think “iTRUST” is too limited because I am only 45 and the “WE” who trusts in this LORD has thousands of years with millions of WE.
New title . . . “WEtrust!”