Kidnapped By My Chair. 3/16/2025

                                      

 Good Morning, 

I have a large, hot, cup of Door County Vanilla Crème Brulee with me at the desk and it is time to write. 

                                        

Psalm 23 NKJV 1.The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want .                                                                2. He makes me lie down in green pastures;                                                                                             He leads me beside the still waters.                                                                                                              3. He restores my soul;                                                                                                                                 He leads me in the paths of righteousness                                                                                            For His names sake.                                                                                                                              4.Yea though I walk through the valley of the                                                                                       shadow of death,                                                                                                                                           I will fear no evil;                                                                                                                                        For you are with me;                                                                                                                                    Your rod and your staff they comfort me.                                                                                                  5.You prepare a table before me                                                                                                                    in the presence of my enemies.                                                                                                                    You anoint my head with oil;                                                                                                                        My cup runs over.                                                                                                                                          6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me,                                                                                            All the days of my life;                                                                                                                            And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

As I sit at my desk I am watching the snow fall outside my window. I am very late in writing today. I was up early enough to write on time, but after feeding our dogs, I just sat in a comfortable chair to pray and gather my thoughts. I woke up two hours later. It seems to me that my chair snuck up on me and kidnapped me for two hours. I was a hostage in my own home. Unlike other prisoners and hostages I found my situation unique. I did not want to escape. By the way, my coffee tastes so good that it is forcing me to have another cup. 

I have no real particular plans for this morning. But now I am well rested, and ready to tackle whatever the day brings. If I really were to blame anyone for being late today I will blame God for providing a beautiful snow fall to see and a chair that wraps you up and won't let go until you are rested.  I trust that God knows just what I need and when I need it. It's not like me to not be  chasing the day at 90 miles and hour by now. When I am ill I slow the pace down. But today I will blame God for taking great care of me and for some reason He sat me down and stalled my get up and go. 

I love to read Psalm 23 and now I have to say I experienced it at it's fullness. Today I was kidnapped by God and it felt good. 

Marty