Seriously...619!?!?

There was a time when I could get up this early and not feel an inkling of sleepiness, but I think those days are over. I just walked out of the bathroom and the bags under my eyes look like I went I couple rounds with Mike Tyson. Actually, I'll say Muhammad Ali because there isn't anything wrong with my ears. LOL.

The small group meeting that we had last night was also a treat and there were many poignant statements made. Some bordered on the simple and some were sublime. All of them were warranted, needed, and worthy of the attention a discussion of the word garners. There is something about the bible, talking about it, hearing about what God intentioned from the world, for mankind and realizing that the world itself is a fallen one especially considering that we live in a fallen world, we are not exempt from participating in the political process, voicing our opinions and following the rules established by governments - if anything, by being a Christian, the bible implores me to not only be a productive citizen, but also an unselfish one. I'm glad that grace is also part of the equation - I don't like sharing my food.

For the longest time I thought that there were only 10 commandments in the bible; thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal. But, I heard that there are actually 619. 619 commandments, I'm still having trouble with the first 10. I mean, I can remember tons of times when I put things, relationships or sports ahead of God in regards to priority. That's a lot of rules that we admonished to adhere to - thank goodness for grace...again.

I got some "Get well soon" from friends yesterday. Thank you all. I'm better, so I won't be going back to bed, although I just finished yawning so hard that I locked my jaw. Good day.