\u201cPutting on the uniform never gets old.\u201d Those were the words of the new Manager of the Fort Worth Cats minor league baseball team, but with an adjustment or two, they could have been my words. I feel that way about my academic regalia. Long ago I lost count of the graduations and convocations in which I marched in my cap and gown. On those occasions, my attention was often drawn to the back of the line where walked the retired professors, those who had given their lives to the training of the called-out ones, my academic heroes, men and women, \u201cof whom the world was not worthy.\u201d (Hebrews 11:38). I remember thinking, \u201cthe last will be first.\u201d(Matthew 20:16). I also remember thinking how honored I would someday be to walk at the back of the line, retired, accomplished, proud. But times change and traditions die. Once retired, I was never once asked to walk in graduation or convocation again. It\u2019s OK! There is a great line in an old spiritual that says, \u201cAll of God\u2019s chillun got a robe.\u201d My reservation is secure in a place where time never overrules tradition; my eternal robe has been fitted; my place in line has been assigned. Someday, I\u2019ll put on the heavenly uniform (celestial cap and gown) and it will never, ever get old again, even if I\u2019m at the back of the line.<\/p>\n
Pray with me today related to the following global concerns:
\n\u2022 Sunday, May 25, special elections will be held in Ukraine to elect a new president and prime minister for the nation. Join missionaries and local ministers in praying for safe and peaceful elections.
\n\u2022 Pray for the arrival of 12 summer interns to Australia, scheduled to arrive May 25.
\n\u2022 Pray for hundreds of university students who are traveling to their summer missions assignment this week.
\n\u2022 Pray for Rick as he transitions into a new job assignment in Central Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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