“And He who sent me is with me; He has not left me alone, for I always
do the things that are pleasing to Him. As he spoke these things, many came to
believe in him.” John 8: 29-30
A few days ago we had a “blue moon.” When I was young, I thought that
meant the moon would actually appear as a blue sphere in the night sky. An azure
moon is rare. A moon that appears blue is created when the atmosphere is filled
with dust and/or smoke particles that are slightly larger than 0.7 micron. According
to an article, Blue Moon, July 31, 2015, “the particles scatter the red
light making the moon appear blue in color,” like when there’s a dust storm,
large forest fire or when a volcano erupts.
The lunar event that appeared last Friday, a blue moon, was the
appearance of a second full moon in a single month, July 1 and July 31. As a
singer, however, when I hear the term Blue Moon, my mind always goes back to an
old song by the same name.
In the words of Blue Moon (1934), lyricist Lorenz Hart (music
by Richard Rodgers) describes a lonely, desperate person. “Blue Moon, you
saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own.” My
friends, we do not have to be alone and unloved. God is with us.
Jesus said that the one who sent him was with him. Why, or how? “. . . for
I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.” If we are feeling that God
isn’t with us, perhaps we are asking Him to honor our plans rather than
seeking to follow His order for us and please Him. Let us pray:
“Dear Father, God, you are all that is divine. May your dream come and
conquer my heart, so that I may always do the things that please you so that you
may dwell within me. Today, I choose to begin a life of doing the things that honor
and please you. Forgive me when I have done things that attempt to lift me up
and please me. A life lived for myself is a lonely life. I cannot do these things alone. I need the
Holy Spirit to take up residence in my life, to guide me and help me make choices
that please you. I know these things are true and possible because Jesus said they
were. And, like those you heard him speak over two-thousand years ago, I have “come
to believe him.” If the Son of the everlasting God has told us it is true, it
cannot be otherwise. Amen.”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you
mine.”
Copyright 2015 Doris Gaines Rapp
Blue Moon, July 31, 2015. http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/blue-moon.html.
Viewed 8/3/15
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