Just as the elevator door was closing, three Simon Fraser University students got on with me. I was on their Burnaby, B.C., Canada, campus for a meeting. One asked about my coat with the \u201cMore Than Gold\u201d logo on it and said his Dad had one just like it. \u201cMore Than Gold\u201d is an Olympic ministry and was active in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Before the conversation could get to spiritual things, the door opened, and they got off. The one who had been most vocal turned and said to me, \u201cHave an exquisite day.\u201d I know SFU is a school with an unusually high academic status, but I have never been told to have a \u201cexquisite day.\u201d Good day, yes. Special day, yes. Blessed day, yes. But never \u201cexquisite day.\u201d I looked it up to see what kind of day I could expect. \u201cA day marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution . . . marked by nice discrimination, deep sensitivity, or subtle understanding.\u201d Not much help. I searched for a significant quote using the word \u201cexquisite.\u201d Nothing. I turned to the Bible for some spiritual light on the word and found only a reference to \u201cexquisite . . . linen\u201d (Exodus 39:28). Various translations spoke of \u201cexquisite design\u201d or \u201cexquisite beauty\u201d but nothing that told me what kind of day I could expect. So, I will throw it to my readers. If someone wished you an \u201cexquisite day\u201d what would you expect for that day\u201d \u2013 and have an exquisite day as you think about it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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