Today my friend Chris celebrated his 58th birthday. Like I do with my family, I sang happy birthday to him this morning. The big difference is that he heard it. All the ones I have done for my family are online, but I have no idea if any have been seen. I even did one for Madge Cross this year, but my assumption is that I am the only one who has seen it.

Today I took my friend Mike Day to the hospital in the morning and picked him up in the afternoon. So for about five hours there was a truck in my driveway. That was very strange. At least I did get about a four mile hike in after it was over.

I do believe that the Lord is using Mike to mold me. Fully how, I’m not sure, but I have done things for or with Mike that I would not have done in years past. As I am writing this I reviewed Matthew 25:35-36 and realized that loosely I have done each item for Mike. Recently he has lost a lot of weight and I brought him food. Today he was unusually thirsty for his tests, so I gave him water and also brought more when I picked him up. He has been welcomed many times to my apartment and now my home to visit, but not to stay. Fortunately I have not seen him naked, but years ago I did give him a shirt that he was fond of printed with “The NSA, peeping while you are sleeping.” Doctor, dentist and hospital visits have been numerous. And when he was in prison I literally came to him. OK, this is a sudden wow and I need to digest this for some time.

When I met with Trey a week ago Saturday it was like seeing a bit of Acts 19 lived out in front of me.

Last Saturday I had a marvelous dialog for hours on Hebrews 10:24-25, and then in a real sense I saw it lived out several times later that day in the Acts 20:20 model.

Now I have realized how much of Matthew 25:35-36 has been lived out even this day.

All of this is wonderful, and interesting. I hope it leads to living out what I have often described about 2nd Peter 3:15. Mr. Cross, you have no idea what joy that would bring.

Also as a reminder my email from Saturday, “Where Eyes Wide Shut Meets Social Credit Scores”, is at: http://Family.Kozlowski.org/Email-2019-09-07+1

Dorothy-Jane, in case you don’t know, I really love you!