A prayer.

He walked away from Jesus.  I mean sure, he was very sad cause he had great wealth, but still he walked away.  Money was his God.  We pity the young man and say "What could be worth denying an intimate relationship with the creator for?"  But I have denied Christ for less than that.  After all, I certainly don't have great wealth.  I don't even have mediocre wealth.  I have traded my Savior for sin.  I have given him up for myself.  You didn't even see it happen.  Only I did.  Which made it easier.  

But having been chosen for grace I can do no wrong in my Father's eyes.  It's as if the very image of my life is that of Christ.  It's as if every word to come out of my mouth is that of the prophets.  It's as if the deeds of my flesh and the thoughts of my mind are the likeness of the one who created me.  Sure, in your eyes I am not good.  I would even be called "sinner."  But God knows my name.  A name that I have not yet heard, but He has called me by it.  It is in this knowledge that my heart is grateful, because I need a savior the most of all.  

Words spoken against me in this world, if shrewdly strategized, may sting for a moment, but the words spoken by Him will forever fortify my spirit.  This world does not claim ownership over me, nor does anyone in it, instead I have been in His hand since the beginning.  Though you may come against me, I gladly lay myself down for you, I have nothing to gain in this world.  This rebellion in my heart is not a stronghold, but a fire.  

We are not at war with one another, but instead with ourselves.  Surrender. 

International Space Station Relations...

I heard the "Endeavor" shuttle had a successful launch this week.  It's delivering some kind of japanese lab to the International Space Station.  The ISS, as we in the field of space exploration like to call it, is a symbol of unity between the US, Canada, Japan, Brazil, and several European countries.  It's really quite inspiring that we can all get along well enough create a floating space lab that is funded, occupied, maintained, and built upon by so many different countries.  Or maybe not... 

Maybe it's ridiculous that the only place we see a glimpse of "world peace" is hundreds of miles off the surface of the earth traveling at thousands of miles per hour in orbit... ... ... now i'm not against space exploration... but maybe we have bigger fish to fry at the moment.  

WWJD?

Which country would Jesus bomb?

Truth...

The truth never changes.  But the way we perceive the truth has the power to change our lives.  Why should I submit myself to your version of the truth?  Some people put ketchup on everything... Some people only eat it with fries.... Some people don't even like it at all...  the perception changes but it doesn't make the ketchup any less ketchupy.  

 I'll spend the rest of my life after the truth and I may never know... but it's still there.  

Haha

I laughed so hard today my insides still hurt.  But it's worth it.

Eh...

It seems that all my feelings got together today and decided they'd each take a five minute crack at me.  It was fun at first, but after a few rounds I hated it...until I got over it and laughed it off... only to find myself wanting to cry over the nasty weather... but I couldn't cause Frank Sinatra was singing through my ipod and that always puts a smile on my face.  I was a little worried that the intoxicating fumes pouring out the leak in my exhaust might have damaged my brain while I drove to point B but that fear quickly turned to relief after I remembered I only used ten percent of it anyways and the other ninety is basically disposable... At one point today I wanted to workout so I made my way to the kitchen to get an orange popsicle.   I actually talked to my dog for a solid ten minutes while she sat and listened.  I wished I was a young child watching Hook but then I couldn't wait to grow old.  I wanted an adventure... or a nap...

When I talked to God about how I was feeling he said, "I know."

haha.

There is a lot bullshit that takes place everyday.  This frustrates most but I think we are better for it.  After all, if you want something to grow shit makes the best fertilizer...a pungent verse of a sweet song.

Free Willy...

I remember seeing Shamu as a young kid... then a few years later seeing Shamu's replacement Keiko... since then I think Kieko died and was replaced by Keiko 2...  

What did they do with Shamu's body when he died?..  I don't know... but I like to think that those little buckets full of fish the trainers use to reward the whales for their performance is really just the remains of the previous whale that occupied the tank.  This would ensure that the original Shamu would truly live on in the whales to come after him..