I didn't declare April a month of no pictures, but that seems to be what it was! I kinda feel like I blinked and the month disappeared, to be honest. I'm not even quite sure why? It wasn't that the month was so over the top busy, just a steady stream of days that rolled by and left me turning around, looking to see where the weeks went?
The first bike trail ride of the season came and went...
My middle child's trip to DC with her high-school classmates came and went...
I told you I would share the books I read in March. Here they are, plus one that I read in April --
The only one I will comment on is the one I am sure the most people have questions about: Spare. It was really good; much better than I expected it to be, honestly. I'm still not a huge fan of Harry and Megan, but he came across more fair and kind than I thought he might (if a bit delusional in places).
I need to run along and study for my lady's Sunday school class tomorrow. What new thoughts would you have about the story of Jesus walking on the water? It's one of those stories we've heard so many times that it kind of loses its intrigue.
Happy End-Of-April to you! If May is bringing you a landslide of end of school activities like it is me, I wish you grace and joy as the days flash by and summer commences.
About Jesus walking on the water. I ran across a story of a man who memorized the Gospel of Mark to present it as a narrative. He noticed some humorous spots, like Jesus sleeping during a storm. Apparently the disciples were valiantly fighting the waves, not realizing that their fearless Leader was sound asleep. And then they discovered he was sleeping on a pillow. With his voice inflection emphasizing the word SLEEPING, the narrator helped his audience understand the incongruity of that situation (Mark 4:38).
ReplyDeleteHere are some notes I took when Tonya was teaching this passage last fall (Mark 4:33-41):
Jesus was sleeping in the stern where the Pilot usually stood (or sat?).
This was the first miracle that the disciples saw of the elements.
Our misconceptions of God can skew our behavior.
Jesus understands our panic and fear.
We are thankful that the elements are not in man's control.
Linda Rose