The hardware store on Melrose Avenue was a busy place. The main thoroughfare, which was Melrose Avenue itself, always had a lot of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. So there was almost never a shortage of customers...
My father has always possessed an easygoing, mild-mannered disposition coupled with a quiet sense of humor. I do not recall ever seeing him display uncontrolled anger or shouting, not even when I was an adolescent. I used to try very hard to provoke my father with my bad behavior and rebellious ways...
Evening, and morning, and at noon,
will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17 During a time of prayer earlier today, I asked the Lord to move upon the heart of any man, woman, or child who is spiritually needy... For the moment I am under restricted movement until May 11th. This means that I am limited as to what I can and cannot do...
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
II Corinthians 5:7 Last night, by the grace of God, I made it to church. I had to hobble a long ways using a pair of crutches... For I reckon that the suffering of this
present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 I just learned that a friend of mine whom I have been corresponding with for many years, and who has always been a source of spiritual encouragement to me, was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease... I have just returned from a trip to the Infirmary. The doctor said I somehow injured my Achilles tendon...
He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures... Psalm 23:2a This is not the first time I got up on a Sunday morning expecting to do my usual routine, only to find myself with a mysterious ailment... After this, Jesus knowing that all things
were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, "I thirst." John 19:28 I was never a religious person, and I am not one now. Rather I am a believer in the Lord Jesus, whom I know to be the Messiah of the Jews and Savior to the Gentiles. Christ offers salvation to all who place their faith in Him... |
AuthorDavid Berkowitz |