Once the coffee was ready, he poured himself a cup and stepped out onto the porch to greet the morning.”
–Brad Dennison (The Long Trail)
Whoooeeee, Pard! It’s hard to believe! Reckon this is the last Saturday we’ll be together until next year. My, my, my, for next Saturday is Christmas–yeehaw! Then the followin’ week will be New Years. Still hard to believe that another year has gone by. Makes me wonder what I did with my time.
I know one for sure–the Lord has been good and faithful to me. With all the craziness in this world He has kept me, and my family. Glad to be assured that whatever is goin’ on that the Lord is right there with me. The ol’ devil would like nothin’ better than for us to lose our focus. Why that is like drinkin’ diluted coffee. Yuh know we’re not supposed to compromise, we should be drinkin’ the strong, pure, undiluted brew, nothin’ artificial, nothin’ weak, no see through coffee. The same is true of our focus on the Lord. Why for sure at times it would be better if we were wearing hoss blinders.
How’s that taste? Goes down smooth an’ soothes the gizzard don’t it? Well, that’s the way I’m prayin’ for yuh, Pard. I’m prayin’ that next year yu’ll have smooth ridin’, that yuh don’t fall off in some cactus patch. Prayin’ that the bile doesn’t come up in yur stomach, nor that yur gizzard will get riled up. Stay in the Word, Pard–kept yur gun oiled and ready, don’t be lookin’ to the right or the left but only on what the Lord has for yuh.
Yuh be careful until we meet back here again. I won’t be remindin’ yuh to check yur cinch, so yu’ll have do be rememberin’ it yur ownself. Now, I know that’s a powerful lot, but don’t be goin’ out into this ol’ world unprepared. Check yur gear an’ that includes yur cinch. So until next year…have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Vaya con Dios.