I hope this letter finds you safe and secure and also all those you love and care for safe and secure.
As always my prayers are with you.
Today I write to give you advice and in that I will ramble some.
Again, like my prayers, you may not want but I cannot tell you how many times I wished that someone, anyone cared enough in my life to sit down with me and give me advice. I care therefore, I advise. (Yes I am a mother).
Speaking of motherhood, I woke up this morning with a bible scripture on my mind. Most of the night as I slept, I worried about my precious son and his poor choices. The scripture is as follows:
"Perfect love casts out fear.” (1 John 4:18)
I reflected on this scripture through my morning coffee and beyond and could not for the life of me figure out why it was stuck in my head.
See, in my humble opinion, perfect love can only come from God. Ok, I know that and I know God's love for me, so why was it stuck in my head. Where did it come from?
As I reflected, I realized that the closest form of perfect love for humans in the unconditional love a a mother for her child. My love for son is not perfect but it is perfect in that it will never waiver; it is longlasting and long suffering. He can doubt many things in his life but there is no room for doubt about my love for him. Isn't that close to perfect?
Pretty deep, isn't it? Too much for you to concern yourself with. You have enough worries making it safely through your day.
Ok, I am rambling but let me get back to the advice. Here it is:
Write or call your mother! She may be flawed and imperfect and made a thousand mistakes, but She loves you. She misses you. She needs to hear from you.
As always, praying for you!
Thank you brave and courageous soldier for keeping us from evil.
Humbly yours,
PS: Same old stuff in the states. I did finally have some ripe tomatoes in my garden. They are a thing of beauty.
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