perspective

This weekend I joined over 1700 others in celebrating 50 years of God's faithfulness to Bible Study Fellowship International, a ministry in which I participated for 25 years.  The room was filled with tearful and joyful reunions and the joy of hearing from many the "rest of the story."  In many cases it had been years since we had seen one another and it was a little taste of how we will celebrate the first thousand years of heaven.

The day was clear, crisp and sunny, the sky brilliant blue and the cog train slow and steady as we climbed to over14, 000 feet, passing the tree line, and alighted on the Pikes Peak summit.  Several others who make the trip frequently commented on the unusual visibility that day.