Saturday April 4, 2009

Scripture
2 Corinthians 4:13-18
13It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken." With that same
spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, 14because we know
that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise
us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. 15All this is
for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more
people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting
away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17For our light
and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far
outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on
what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is
eternal.

Reflection
Everyone suffers through trials and tribulations throughout life.
Christ himself suffered and was crucified. He was, however,
resurrected and given new life. This assurance of our salvation and
new life through Jesus’ resurrection gives us a faith and confidence
that can get us through anything. The suffering that we endure
everyday is not permanent. It is something that we can overcome
through faith and prayer.
This bit of scripture kind of reminds me of the David LaMotte song
“Hard Earned Smile”:
“If faces tell stories, and I think they do
There have been some hard chapters in the story of you
There's some dark and some lonely in the lines 'round your eyes
A thousand nights' tears, promises and lies
So we sit at the diner and talk until dawn
Lay it all on the table 'til the coffee's all gone
All the hard people you've known and you've been
Wounded and healed and opened again
And you said it best when you played your guitar
"From where you come isn't what you are"
I can hear the song ringing out over the miles
And there's nothing so true as the hope in a hard earned smile
We all have our trials and our lessons to learn
If your dreams are on fire then your heart might get burned
But to choose to be strong and have courage to heal
Lends truth to your song and the hope that I feel
And you said it best when you played your guitar
"From where you come isn't what you are"
I can hear the song ringing out over the miles
And there's nothing so true as the hope in a hard earned smile”

Written by a PC Sophomore

Today, please pray for
Dr. Griffith and the administrative staff