The Journey

“But the Lord was with Joseph in prison and showed him his faithful love.”
(Genesis 39:21)

I have never been to prison. I have no intention of living there. But, I do know of people who have been in prison and what they describe is intense loneliness, isolation, a feeling of claustrophobia and a great fear for their lives. Hopeless and helpless.

Joseph must have felt many of these emotions, and others, when he was falsely imprisoned (Genesis 39). He was simply in the right place at the wrong time. He did nothing wrong. Sometimes there are God-ordained moments and then are God-allowed moments. Depending upon the situation neither one of them make a lot of sense. Why God? How God? These questions and more go through our minds. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that we created, situations others created or situations that had many hands create. Regardless of HOW you got there just know the WHO that is there with you. “The Lord was with Joseph” and he will also be with you.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9).

We may not find ourselves in prison but we will often find ourselves in basements. These are the places in our lives where we feel lost, alone, hidden, forgotten, and we wonder if God can even hear or see us. It feels like our prayers are going no higher than the basement ceiling. But, the Lord sees us and hears us. He doesn’t see things from the basement but rather from an upstairs view.

I was in a very dark and lonely place in my life once. Actually, I’ve been there a few times but this one in particular was the hardest. For a few months, during a transitional phase of my life, I was taken in by a wonderful Christian couple who lived in a quiet, somewhat secluded rustic home in the woods. The house sits about 75 yards off of the gravel road which is a few miles off of the main road. It was in the basement of this home where I laid my weary head and cried myself to sleep every night for a few months. I had a bed and a half bathroom, a few chairs, a TV with a DVD player and sliding glass doors that covered one side of the four walls and no curtains. The room had the old rustic looking wood paneling, stacks of firewood on the porch just outside the sliding glass doors, a wood stove that still gave off the scent of fall even during the summer and a wonderful Collie by the name of Bubba.

I would fall asleep to the sound of the trees speaking through the gentle wind and when I cracked the sliding glass door the air would gently flow through the screen onto my bed. Thunder and lightening would serve as my white noise and nightlight in the midst of the darkness of the woods and when it rained the creek located down the hill about 50 yards away from the home would bubble over creating a continuous trickle in my ears. It was peaceful but the silence was also madness!

We don’t really know how long Joseph was in prison. Scholars will vary from a few years to a decade. But, does it really matter? It must have been lonely for Joseph at night. He was separated from his family. He was falsely accused and put into prison and one of the “friends” that got out before he did said he would speak to Pharaoh on Josephs’ behalf and forgot. It would be another two years after that conversation when the “friend” would remember Joseph. But, the “Lord was with Joseph.”

Timing. It’s always God’s timing. Joseph was never far from God. In fact, it was during his prison experience that I believe he grew closer to the Lord and just as Jesus did, Joseph also grew in wisdom and stature. At the age of 17 God gave Joseph a vision. At the age of 30 the prison doors opened and Joseph became SECOND in command of all of Egypt. Only Pharaoh had more power than Joseph. “The Lord was with Joseph.”

I would wake up at 5:30 each morning and by 6:00am I was dressed and made my way down the wooden steps that meandered through the woods to a deck that overlooked the creek. I would stand at the edge of that deck and wait for the sun to see me through the trees. I cried out to God, sometimes in words, sometimes in praise, but mostly in groaning. I ached. I hurt. It didn’t matter if this was God ordained or God allowed; the Lord was with me. The basement was a necessary season for me; the prison was a necessary season for Joseph. Both places are dark and even though Joseph and I were not alone we still felt lonely. The nights are always the worst but it’s in the basements of our lives where God brings hope in the dark. He is the only one who will never leave us or forsake us. His eye is always on the sparrow. I may never be second in command of anything but I have a journal filled with God moments that would have never been written had it not been for the basement. I wish that season never happened; but it did and God was with me. The Lord is also with you in your basement season. He sees you and you are not alone. One day, the doors will fly open and you’ll look back and thank Him for turning what the enemy meant for evil into something really good.

I wonder if Joseph ever went back and just sat in his cell? It’s been a long time since I lived in that basement but that experience still lives in me. I visit this family often and when I do I visit the basement…and I remember the faithfulness of God.

Have you ever had an undeniable God Moment?

It was around 10:00am on the morning of Wednesday, May 22, 2019 when I made the call to The Billy Graham Training Center (The Cove) to inquire about the upcoming conference led by Pastor Jim Cymbala. A week prior I had called to request some information on one of their personal prayer retreats that they offer throughout the year. I was interested in the one during the second weekend in June. I was told it was full.

When I called the morning of May 22, 2019, I was directed to Michelle Bachelor. I gave her a brief synopsis of why I wanted to come down to the conference. I needed to get away to clear my head and to just seek the Lord. I was desperate for a clear message from God. She kindly informed me that they had their staff meeting later that afternoon and she would bring my need before the leadership team. Michelle asked me to call back the next day. On Thursday, May 23, 2019 I made the return call around 11:00am that morning. When Michelle answered the phone and I told her who I was she said, “I have been expecting your call. We prayed for you at our staff meeting yesterday and we all felt that you needed to be here. We are flagging your registration form and we are waiving all materials fees. We believe you need to be here.” Wow! I thanked her and then asked the BIG question, “do you have any rooms onsite available?” She put me on hold and about a minute later she said, “are you sitting down?” I told her I was and she said there was ONE room left. Wow! I followed up my question with my second BIG one and asked about the cost. She said, “It’s FREE!” Shut the front door!!

I got the LAST room!

I arrived on Monday afternoon, June 3rd. I felt like I was on holy ground and that God was going to bless me with a mountaintop experience. There were no doubts in my mind that this was a God-ordained trip.

On Tuesday morning, June 4th, I woke up and asked God for a fresh word for me that day. That is all that I prayed. I positioned myself at a small, circular table near the window that hugged the Carolina mountains. The cool breeze gently blowing across my face, light turned on and pen in hand I opened by Streams in the Desert devotional written by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman and expected to hear from the Lord. He did not disappoint and below is what I read….

“The Lord caused the sea to go back….all that night” (Exodus 14:21)

In this verse there is a comforting message showing how GOD WORKS IN THE DARK. The real work of God for the children of Israel was not when they awakened and found that they could get over the Red Sea; but it was “ALL THAT NIGHT.”

So there may be a great working in your life when all seems dark and you cannot see or trace, BUT YET GOD IS WORKING. Just as truly did He work “all that night”, as all the next day. The next day had simply manifested what God had done during the night. Is there anyone reading these lines who may have gotten to a place where it seems dark? YOU BELIEVE TO SEE BUT YOU ARE NOT SEEING. In your life-progress there is not constant victory; the daily, undisturbed communion is not there and all seems dark.

“The Lord caused the sea to go back….all that night.”

Do not forget it was “all that night.”

God works all the night until the light comes. You may not see it, but all that “night” in your life, as you believe God, HE WORKS.

Pastor Cymbala’s message that morning? Walking by faith and not by sight.

Even when you and I cannot see it; HE IS WORKING “ALL THAT NIGHT.”

“When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be Still!!”, Suddenly the wind stopped and their was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” (Mark 4:39-40).

Have you ever been in a storm? Maybe you’ve been on a boat in the middle of the sea when the winds and the waves rose up. Maybe you’ve been in a tornado. A snowstorm? Drowning? A doctor’s report? Car wreck? Maybe it wasn’t a physical storm. Maybe it was purely emotional. The loss of a loved one? Broken promises? Job layoff? All of these storms and those not mentioned invoke a natural human reaction of fear. Faith is the antidote to fear which is what Jesus was trying to teach his disciples. It’s what he is trying to teach me and you.

In 1986 a fishing boat was found dating back to the first century. It was found buried in the mud of the northwest part of the Sea of Galilee. It measured about 27 feet long, 7.5 feet wide and 3.9 feet deep. It had an elevated stern and could have held up to 15 people. It is very likely this was the type of boat that they used on the sea that evening.

After a long day of ministry, Jesus decided that it was time for a break…and for a teaching moment. The disciples were ready for the former but not prepared for the latter.

“As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” “So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind.” (Matthew 4:35-36).

Storms seem to be more intense at night. We can’t see. We lack control.

Jesus knew the storm was coming. Jesus sees. Jesus is in control.

Jesus is in the boat.

“But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.” (Matthew 4:37).

Storms are fierce. A doctor’s report. A job layoff. A death. We can’t see. We lack control.

Jesus knew the storm was coming. Jesus sees. Jesus is in control.

Jesus is in the boat.

“Jesus was sleeping in the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”

Storms are disruptive. We can’t sleep. We can’t rest. We are being tossed around. We can’t see. We lack control.

Jesus knew the storm was coming. He found a place to rest. He was at peace. Jesus is in control.

Jesus is in the boat. He cares.

“When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be Still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

Storms end.

Jesus knew the storm was coming.

Jesus is in the boat. He brings calm to the chaos.

ALL of us are facing the same Corona-virus storm. Evening has come and we are being asked to cross from one side of the sea to the other and it’s in the between time where we will have the chance to trust him and grow in our faith. Sickness, disease, and death are the results of living in a fallen world. We will have trouble but we are to take heart because Jesus has overcome the world. The stripes on his back provide healing. He is Jehovah Jireh our PROVIDER. We will lack nothing. He is Jehovah Shalom our God of PEACE. He is Jehovah Rapha our HEALER.

We will get through this because Jesus never takes us around a storm. He takes us through them.

Storms will rise up.

Jesus knew this virus was coming. He sees. He knows. He is in control.

Jesus is in the boat but he’s not sleeping. He cares. He is watching over me and you and we can take his place in the back of the boat and rest.

Shh….storms end.

“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my savior.” (Habakkuk 3:17-18)

Be honest. It’s not easy to rejoice in the Lord when trouble comes. It takes effort to not only lift our hands, to live our heads, to lift our voice but it really takes effort to lift our hearts. “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34). If my heart is not in line with the Lord then my mouth will not rejoice and it won’t tell my head to look up and my hands to lift up. If I live in fear, doubt, and worry then my praise will be feeble at best and filled with faithless worship.

Habakkuk is anticipating great destruction at the hands of the Bablyonians and he has radically changed from telling God what to do (sound familiar?) to trusting that God knows what’s best and what will ultimately bring about glory to God.

“Though the fig tree does not but” simply begins a more gradual decline in resources that would bring fear to any human being. “Okay, God. I can survive without figs and even grapes but without the olive crop there won’t be any oil to cook with. But, okay, I can get by somehow without the oil but then I’m going to lose all of my livestock? How can I afford to buy anything if I have nothing to sell or to trade?”

“WITH God ALL things are possible” (Matthew 19:26″.

When humanity sees a day of trouble approaching, it concerns us to begin to prepare. Habakkuk was planning for the worst and yet hoping for the best. He looked back upon the experiences of the church in former ages and then observed all of the great things God had done. What can you look back on in you life that gives you hope that this SAME God will see you through, yet again? If you can enjoy God when life is full then you will be ready to rejoice in the Lord when you are sitting on the heap of ruins of your life feeling empty. You will be full of God! But it’s only through the losses and crosses of our circumstances that we find fullness in the Lord. When Jacob wrestled with God and ended up with a limp it, in reality, became a dependent limp. Every step he took he was reminded of his dependency upon his Lord.

During this time of fear and uncertainty I would encourage you to take a few deep breaths, close your eyes, remember what the Lord has already done, what you have already survived and “be STILL and KNOW that he is God” (Psalm 46:10).

All throughout the Bible are stories of men, women and even Jesus who had to endure and GO THROUGH the storms. God never takes us around them but he always takes us through them.

Eyes on Jesus in the midst of the storm. Soon, he will step into the boat and all will be calm.

“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my savior.” (Habakkuk 3:17-18)

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” (Genesis 50:20 NLT)

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of “interposition” and “nullification” one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed [cheering], and all flesh shall see it together.” (Part of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Dreams. We all have them. Some dream of being an astronaut. Some dream of being a policeman or a fireman or a doctor or a nurse or a farmer or a pastor or a singer or a writer. Dr. King had a God-given dream of unity where the “lion and the lamb” could sit side by side. God is a God of unity. He is not a God of division or of hate or of discord in any way, shape or form. He is a God of peace of healing of restoring of hope.

Joseph, too, had a dream. The problem was that Joseph was just a young boy who didn’t know how to properly communicate that dream to his family, a family with brothers who hated him because their father favored Joseph.

Genesis 37:5-11⁵Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. ⁶He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: ⁷We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.” ⁸His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said. ⁹Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” ¹⁰When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?” ¹¹His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

I only have one brother but if my brother came to me with that dream I would be angry too! But, as angry as his brothers were the Bible says that “his father kept the matter in mind.” I want you to remember this phrase but look at it from the perspective of your heavenly Father; He keeps you in mind. He sees you. He hears you. He loves you and nothing that you are going through takes Him by surprise. You? Yes. But, not Him because “He keeps the matter in mind.”

You can read through Genesis chapters 37-50 for a detailed version of this story but there are a few things that I want to point out that have really ministered to me.

Joseph’s brothers were so angry with him that they decided to throw him into a pit until they could decide what to do with him. The Bible says they wanted to kill him, throw him into a pit and then tell their father that a wild animal ate him. Wow! What anger they had towards their brother. “But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue.” (Genesis 37:21 NLT)

GOD IS THE GOD OF RESCUE

John 10:10 ¹⁰The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Satan hates you more than you can ever imagine. There was great hate in the heart of Joseph’s brothers but there is even greater hate in the heart of Satan. Just as we cannot comprehend the goodness and love of our God we cannot fully grasp the level of hate that Satan has for God’s children. STEAL, KILL, DESTROY…that is his mission. But aren’t you glad that Jesus died on the cross and paid the ultimate price for us? We are still left with an enemy who hates us but we are rescued by a God who loves us.

Thank God for the Reuben’s in your life who God used to help rescue you from an addiction, from making a bad decision, from going down the wrong path or for literally trying to jump off of that bridge.

GOD IS THE GOD OF REFUGE

Psalm 46:1-3¹God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. ²Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, ³though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

While Joseph was sitting in the pit their brothers noticed a caravan of slave traders and ending up selling him to them. I could only imagine the emotions that Joseph was enduring at this time. His brothers wanted to kill him and then he ends up becoming a slave. He is now away from home with all sorts of questions and emotions running through his mind. God? Where are you? Have you ever been there? Are you there? Can I tell you that God is there with you. He is there in the hospital room as you hold your mom’s hand for the last time. He is there with you as your child clings to life. He is there with you when the job suddenly ends. He is there with you in line for the soup kitchen. He is there with you when you feel like a slave to fear, doubt, and worry. He is there. He was there with Joseph. These are the times when you lean into God like no other and trust Him. There really is no other choice and it’s not easy.

GOD IS THE GOD OF REDEMPTION

Genesis 39:1-6¹Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. ²The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. ³When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, ⁴Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. ⁵From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. ⁶So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

The Bible doesn’t tell us how long Joseph was with the slave traders. God never tells us how long our seasons last, either. He is in control of the timing but we also have a choice of whether we lean into Him or not. It would seem as if Joseph leaned into God during his journey with the slave traders. There weren’t any Reuben’s around to rescue him; just Joseph and God. Sometimes that is what the purpose of our journey is; that we would surrender all to Him and to trust His plans and to go along for the ride. It’s a rollercoaster for sure and at times you will feel like puking, and maybe you will, but CLING TO GOD!!!

Now Joseph is in Potiphar’s house and the Bible says that “The Lord was with Joseph.” I don’t know of a greater thing to say about someone other than “I can see that God is with you.” You need to know that God IS with you; are you with Him?

GOD IS THE GOD OF RESTORATION

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” (Genesis 50:20 NLT)

While Joseph was in Potiphar’s house doing his job he was falsely accused of sexual advancement towards Potiphar’s wife. He ends up in prison. Joseph was 17 years old when he had those dreams and he was 30 years old when he got our of prison. Scholars aren’t sure how long he was actually in prison but any amount of time in prison is too long! We know he was in there at least two years because one of the guys was getting out of prison and Joseph asked him to remember him in front of Pharaoh; it would be two years later before he was remembered. People will forget about you. They will stop praying for you. But, your father keeps you in his mind!

On Memorial Day weekend of 2019 I was visiting a restaurant that my grandfather and I used to eat at when I was a kid. It had been years since I last visited there but after a Sunday afternoon nap I felt led to go eat there. On this particular day I was just feeling down and lonely. I don’t even remember the drive there. As I was finishing my meal and waiting on my Root Beer float I noticed an older couple come in and they were seated in the booth next to me. I could reach over and touch their plate. I struck up a conversation with them and quickly realized that they were not from southern Virginia. They disclosed they were from Maine but they were returning from a trip to Ashville, NC. It just so happened that I was headed that way the following week. We quickly found out that we had the same heavenly Father. We spoke for nearly 30 minutes and then exchanged information before I left. I won’t go into the details of the conversation but I drove back with a smile of my face because God sent a couple from Maine coming back from the very town I was going to visit and they just so happened to be Christians. My father kept me in mind that day.

A famine hit the land and Joseph quickly gained the attention of Pharaoh. The plans he gave to Pharaoh were well received and Pharaoh put him as his second in command of all of Egypt; only Pharaoh had more authority than him. Joseph’s family would arrive to Egypt in need of food but because 13 years had passed they did not recognize him. Once he revealed his identity there was a restorative moment of a family being back together.

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” (Genesis 50:20 NLT)

Even though Joseph is speaking to his brothers I like to take liberty with this verse and read it as if I was reading it to Satan, himself.

“You, Satan, intended to harm me. Yes, you threw me into a pit, you sold me into slavery, you falsely accused me and you sent me to prison. Yes, I cried. Yes, I was angry. Yes, I was confused. Yes, I was hurt. Yes, I could hear you laughing. But, Satan, what you did not know is that YOU were not in control. GOD intended it all for good. HE brought me to where I am. He was with me in the pit. He was with me in bondage. He was with me in prison and He is with me now using me to save many lives and because of that I give God glory for it all. Nothing in this season of my life, Satan, is wasted, not even speaking to you right now. My God is in control. My God RESCUES, REDEEMS, RESTORES, AND HE IS MY REFUGE!”

Nothing is wasted…

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. (Psalm 145:18 NIV).

When I was a kid and first heard about God I thought he was this big, scary person that was really far away. I wasn’t sure that I had enough string to attach between the two tin cans to reach him. I guess it was a Greyhound bus trip to Napa, California that made me believe that if my grandparents were over 3,000 miles away then just how far could God be from me if he lived in heaven? How far is heaven? Hello? Is there anybody out there? I’m alone and on the other end of this tin can. God? Are you there? Are you real? Can you hear me?

The sun is 92 million miles away from Earth. That’s a long bus trip! It is the center of the universe and everything revolves around it and as of now Earth is the only planet that has documented lifeforms. Now before you start thinking I’m going to go all X-Files on you, this makes sense to me given that the Lord created the heavens and the Earth (Genesis 1:1). He has a special relationship with Earth but not because of the planet but because of the people. WE are the only living things that God created in his image. He cares for us. He hears us. He is always near to us.

The sun is 92 millions miles away from Earth…

But,

In the midst of a cool, trickling stream in Maine the suns rays peek through the trees adding light into the darkness of the forest.

In the bedroom of a New York City apartment the sun squeezes its way through the cracks of the window shades just to touch the eyes of a nurse who just finished a double just to wake up and do it all over again.

In the bluegrass fields of Kentucky children are kept warm on a cool, crisp autumn day.

On a baseball field in Iowa the sun rises and sets on a Field of Dreams.

In the loft of a barn in Nebraska the sun dances through the worn out, story-filled boards to cast a light on the afternoon chores.

In the Nevada desert the sun descends down upon the desert floor and surrounding hills like a painter with a blank canvass.

On the beaches in California the sun shows off with a rock star entrance and a majestic exit.

On Sunday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend this year the Lord led me to a little diner in New Market, Virginia aptly called The Southern Kitchen. Little did I know that the Son would shine upon me while taking in a root beer float. As I was finishing my dinner an older couple were seated in the booth next to me. The seat that I was in was not the seat that I had requested but it’s where they sat me…and for good reason. Russ and Pam are from Maine and they were traveling from a getaway in Ashville, NC on their way back to Maine. I overheard them ordering and I leaned over in my southern charm and applauded them on their choices.

The conversation began with the usual questions strangers would ask one another. When they stated that they were traveling from Ashville my ears perked. Why? Well, I was waiting to hear from the Billy Graham Training Center in Ashville as to whether or not I would be getting the last room available for the Pastor Jim Cymbala conference the following week (I did and that’s another story). Russ and Pam are Christians like me. They pulled off to this little diner to be the sun that I needed that day. God embraced me and Russ, Pam and I are now friends.

The physical sun may be 92 million miles away but the presence of God is…

92 Million Miles Close…