Good Friday

I did a Bible 'dip' yesterday when I was in one of my bad moods. It was an interesting one to say the least I actually felt the 4th finger of my right hand twitch to the last page of the bible to a line that says...

"The Faith Chapter: Hebrews 11:1-40"

That was interesting. Usually when I do bible dips, I often come up with gibberish that I cannot understand. When I turned to the pages with Hebrews 11... I felt the same finger twitch again towards Hebrews 12 instead... This is where I ended up

4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons:

"My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline,
and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."

7Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! 10Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. 11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

12Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13"Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

So, this is discipline and a test of endurance? That I would have faith...

Anyway, so there I was, alternating between hopeful anticipation and depression at still being unemployed. The magic 8 ball, that had been a gift from darling C had been turned, shaken and played with for all its worth. I was feeling more than a little bit cuckoo.

Anyway, I did a second bible dip sometime after midnight... without realising it, I had been awake through to Good Friday... by playing computer games... I am naughty, I know. I told myself that Good Friday was the day of Jesus' crucifixation and the least I could do was to read one of the passages of the New Testament to commemorate it... I turned to Mark and started reading... this was the passage that really resounded with me.

22"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. 23"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

*Contented smile*