The surgery is minor, out-patient type, and rehabilitation is to begin the afternoon of the morning procedure, but I nevertheless sent a notice to my prayer partners concerning the orthoscopic procedure on my knee to be performed this coming Tuesday. Among the replies was a reminder that I should be comforted since on two occasions the Bible mentions \u201cfeeble knees\u201d (Isaiah 35:3; Hebrews 12:12). I had been needing comfort ever since, as I was trying to think of an old athletic injury with which to glorify this surgery, the Surgeon reminded me that older people recover slowly. Reality check! Why is it that we look in the mirror and often see a much younger, slimmer, more athletic, figure than the one standing in front of the reflection? Two quotes may help clarify this. Satchel Paige, who became famous pitching in both the old Negro Leagues and in Major League Baseball and pitched his last professional game two weeks before his sixtieth birthday, asked, \u201cHow old would you be if you didn\u2019t know how old you was?\u201d The ancient play-write, Sophocles, said, \u201cA man growing old becomes a child again.\u201d Now any article that quotes both Satchel Paige and Sophocles should be valued. Seriously, life is both a challenge and a treasure at any age. Face life today with respect and adventure.<\/p>\n
Join me in remembering the following global prayer concerns:
\n\u2022 The holiest time of the year for a Muslim is Ramadan which begins in the evening of Thursday, July 19, 2012, and ends in the evening of Saturday, August 18, 2012. Pray for those who minister in Islamic countries and among Muslim people.
\n\u2022 Pray for Janet and hundreds of others who will be involved in ministry during the London Summer Olympic Games, beginning, July 27.
\n\u2022 Pray for Ashley and The Village, a new church start at mile marker 0 in Victoria, on Vancouver Island, Canada.
\n\u2022 Pray for Matthew and Heather as they seek to raise the final financial support necessary to move to Vancouver Island for church starting purposes. It would be good if they could get there before school begins in the fall for their boys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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