Sitting on the deck of my island hillside home one day, gazing out on a tranquil blue sea, I thought how very grateful I am to God for His tender, loving care.
How a traveler in the desert must long for a thread of green vegetation, the smallest patch of shade, the glint of water! In a psalm attributed to David in the wilderness of Judah, the Psalmist uses this vivid image to describe his longing for God: "My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.
When our attorney was drawing an important legal contract for our firm, I asked him why he found it necessary to restate several items in such simple, elementary terms.
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