Thursday
Today was the day…
I got to admire a majestic sunrise…
It had rained overnight and there was a little drizzle at about 7am as well. It smelt like the Vumba! Walking down to the beach, the air was fresh and cool. It was a beautiful morning. I swam 2km. The water was cold, but crystal clear. At the tail end of my swim, the shark spotters came to connect up the net. I swam out the barrel and back and then got out.
Back home, I worked 8 hours, walked to the end of the road and back, swapped out the linen in the Sea View Apartment and had dinner.
Another day ends, but hanging over our heads with unease and concern is the war in the Ukraine. There is no good news. The situation seems to be escalating and with it the loss of life and destruction of towns and homes. My favourite psalm is Psalm 46. I read it this morning…
“1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.”
We pray for peace.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂