Hello everyone, Ian from sunny Sydney. As Ann mentioned in her post the other day, it’s been a little while since some of us have written a post. And once again, Lynn, thank you for all the heavy lifting in setting us up on the new platform and transferring everything across. An incredible effort.
It’s been 3 months since my last post, and as some of you will know, I had a serious run in with pneumonia that had me in the ICU for 11 days. Fortunately, for me I was in an induced coma during the worst of it and have no recollection of what happened for 5 days. Fiona was the first face I saw on waking, and she explained what had been going on while I had been knocked out.
I am particularly grateful for the wonderful care I received from the medical team and the many prayers from around the world. I’ve sensed God’s closeness throughout this season of illness and recovery and am so grateful that I can write about the experience.
God really is so so good, and I’m continually amazed at His tenderness and kindness. As a result, praise is often on my lips. Praising God softens our hearts and enables us to enter a conversation with God. I’ve always loved David’s words in Psalm 63 – this is The Message version:
So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open,
drinking in your strength and glory.
In your generous love I am really living at last!
My lips brim praises like fountains.
I bless you every time I take a breath;
My arms wave like banners of praise to you. (v 2-4)
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia and don’t regard November as a month to be thankful. I love the notion and throughout this month I will continue to be thankful for God’s faithfulness that are constant throughout each day.
What’s stirring your heart this month about God? Why not share it in the comments below and we can enjoy celebrating God together.
Grace and peace
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