Relief, within my reach

times and times, different news buzzing around the whole place. so content i was with the 100 days in office dinner for president obama, then came the kilrea and o'brian case in ottawa, so annoying, i will rather leave that comment for now, i try to be diplomatic here. then and the celebrity gossips and the kids, chris and rihanna "nude" photo allegations and so on and s0 forth.

lots of things to write about, but at the moment, the ones i mentioned earlier seems to capture my attention, but not to any length either. i would, to an extent agree there is imperfection in every man, but every time i think about the great prophet Elijah, i ask myself, "why are men human when there is a divine side in every man who yields to it". if i could recall well, prophet Elijah was never dead, the word of God, and even scientists and philosophers agreed, stated that he rode to heaven in chariots. Hallelujah! verify this anywhere, the word is ye and amen.

as i continued to think about all these things, imperfections, perfections, flaws, mistakes, burdens, affliction, happiness, and the song came to me:

What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee;
thou wilt find a solace there.

so how long am i going to worry about the circumstances around? how far am i going to get? how well is it going to be? how is he, she, they doing? could it be ...? would it be possible? what if ...? when i know that the relief is within my reach, i refuse to worry. i am beautifully made, shrinkles is a thing of old age for me, i will still look fresh now and then. i am blessed, this is my generation! we are better than the past, we will set standards for the people to see how re-created we are. it is called virtue of the inside that glorifies the outside. my relief is within my reach, i am a happy person.

this is my blog for today, take it to heart and believe. apply faith and put it to work and it is well with our souls!

Gabriel O. Jr