Mid-week, Hump Day, Wednesday, --- what ever we call it, here we are. It's one of those kind of mornings that I love. It is 45° and it is a foggy morning. I love foggy mornings, --- but then I don't have go out and drive in it. That might be a totally different situation if I had to drive in it. But I love the silence that the fog brings ti the world. The feeders and the chimes are gently swaying in what breeze there is. The deep sound of the Corinthian chimes is a neat single sound as it threads its way through the fog.

I missed writing yesterday. I had an early meeting that went until noon. It was the monthly Pastor's Circle at which the pastors from our local United Church of Christ churches come together and discuss issues that we might have as an association or as indiviual churches. My interest in this group has been sporadic at best. Most of them are much more "progressive" in their thinking than I am. Most of them are far more in tune with the rhetoric and dogma of the UCC denomination than I am too. So, --- I don't get asked for a lot of opinions. But I do find it interesting that we only have one source of spiritual guidance, the Bible, and yet we can be so very far apart in the interpretation of the scriptures written in it. We read the same words and get totally different messages from those words. Its facinating to me and I love it because it challenges my brain. Just last night I was working on a sermon and ran across a new "thought" and immediately started looking for other reference materials, and then ended up ordering yet another book. My library is rather large and I'm out of room on the shelves and have no room for another book case. I probably should pair down some of it, but "you never know when you"ll need it".

This morning is Ms. Kate's follow-up appointment for her problem with her hand. She'll get another cortisone shot and hopefully that will take care oc the problem. This afternoon and evening we do our Wednesday stuff, fun the church bulletins and then have choir practice. We perform the Cantata in just four Sundays and still have a way to go with it. Although, if our practice this past Sunday is any indication, we will do well.

I need to fill the feeders sometime today, or at least some of them. Anything that had barkbutter in it is empty for sure, and all of the four inch suet feeders are empty too, thanks to the starlings. I have lots of cardinals again this morning but the blackbird flocks have mostly moved back to the fields. I'm glad of that.

This morning I lift up in prayer all those folks on our church prayer lists as well as other friends and loved ones. I suppose it is alright with God if I just throw out a general prayer asking for comfort and peace for His children. In that same vein, I also offer up a prayer of constant gratitude for the blessings in my life. I consider myself to be extremely wealthy because my heart is full of love and I am surrounded by those who love me. I hope you have the opportunity to feel the same way about your life. Have a blessed day.