Well, I had to modify the RSS Widget so that it would do what I wanted… but, apparently, my modification has somehow broken it… you should see a “002: Prayed for 15 Minutes” in the “Progress” area there on the right. Alas, it is not appearing – most likely, I broke the widget due to my neophyte PHP knowledge. So, for the record, I did complete 15 minutes of prayer today and it was a great time of prayer for my family and for myself. (I do hope you all see that I am not doing this to brag or create a checklist – but to keep me accountable and as something for me to look back on to see my successes as well as my failures and how I responded to them.)
Hopefully, you see in these writings a man who is staying The Course and pursuing The Path amidst the pitfalls and selfish ways of being a son of Adam. I pray earnestly that my writing would encourage some of you by showing you that this journey - though arduous and sometimes tragic - is a journey of great satisfaction. A satisfaction greater than our greatest imaginings. The trials and refining fire of tribulation are to be recognized as a small shadow of the suffering of our Savior so that we can rejoice, as Peter and the disciples did, to be counted worthy to suffer for the sake of the Name.