Lunch with Doug, and another visit to Lionheart ...
Had lunch with Doug Floyd on Thursday. It's amazing the way in which the Holy Spirit continues to reveal the connectedness of the relationships in my life across the years.
I talked with Doug about how I first met Milton Stanley, a mutual acquaintance, when Milton and I journeyed together to "Washington for Jesus, 1988." Milton and I met on a bus that had many people from Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Alcoa. Doug said, "I went to Washington for Jesus, too! I wasn't on that bus, but I was there." (I meant to tell him about the old, tattered picture that sits in my office that was taken at one of the WFJ rallies on the Mall. I may scan and post it.)
As we shared various parts of our lives, there were other Spirit connections. It was a great lunch. I ate very little ... which means I probably talked too much.
Donna was busy shopping, so instead of having dinner with her Thursday evening I went to Lionheart and worshipped in the House of Prayer for about a half an hour. When I was leaving, I passed by the window of a small room and noticed that someone was being prayed over, and there appeared to be a laying on of hands. It occurred to me that the room may have been the acutal "Healing Room" that is part of the Thursday night gathering.
Funny, I thought the worship gathering that I experienced a couple of weeks ago was The Healing Room! In fact, that night of worship -- as well as tonight's time with the Lord -- was something of a "healing" experience for me. I say that because there are times when I engage in worship that I experience a change that may be to a healing of some unknown part of my spirit.
Before starting my Peg-Intron/Ribivarin treatment in January, I will visit the small room and ask for prayer. For I continue to believe that personal and corporate worship will be a key factor in my treatment experience, and ultimate healing.
Grace and peace ...
I talked with Doug about how I first met Milton Stanley, a mutual acquaintance, when Milton and I journeyed together to "Washington for Jesus, 1988." Milton and I met on a bus that had many people from Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Alcoa. Doug said, "I went to Washington for Jesus, too! I wasn't on that bus, but I was there." (I meant to tell him about the old, tattered picture that sits in my office that was taken at one of the WFJ rallies on the Mall. I may scan and post it.)
As we shared various parts of our lives, there were other Spirit connections. It was a great lunch. I ate very little ... which means I probably talked too much.
Donna was busy shopping, so instead of having dinner with her Thursday evening I went to Lionheart and worshipped in the House of Prayer for about a half an hour. When I was leaving, I passed by the window of a small room and noticed that someone was being prayed over, and there appeared to be a laying on of hands. It occurred to me that the room may have been the acutal "Healing Room" that is part of the Thursday night gathering.
Funny, I thought the worship gathering that I experienced a couple of weeks ago was The Healing Room! In fact, that night of worship -- as well as tonight's time with the Lord -- was something of a "healing" experience for me. I say that because there are times when I engage in worship that I experience a change that may be to a healing of some unknown part of my spirit.
Before starting my Peg-Intron/Ribivarin treatment in January, I will visit the small room and ask for prayer. For I continue to believe that personal and corporate worship will be a key factor in my treatment experience, and ultimate healing.
Grace and peace ...
1 Comments:
Enjoyed the post, and I'm honored to be featured on Gathering Wool. It's great to be blogging with both you and Doug. On the "Washington for Jesus Trip, BTW, you helped me get a start in journalism. Talking to you about the business on the way back from Washington helped me be more confident in applying and interviewing for my first newspaper job. Less than a month after returning I got my first stringer job with the East Tennessee Business Journal, and four months later I got my first staff job, with West Side Story.
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