I feel very differently about that. I want my kids to know me. I want anyone, someone, to know me. I want to be known. Not famous, but known and remembered. I want to feel like I made a difference in someone's life. Doesn't everyone? I don't know, maybe not.
A few weeks ago I was watching the movie Walking Out starring Matt Bomer. It is s wilderness story about an estranged father and son that go hunting. At one point in the film, Bomer says to his son, "Someday you’ll have a son. And you'll want him to know who you are so badly that you would cry."
I take consolation in the fact that my kids should be able to read this blog and watch sermons on youtube years after I am gone if they are interested.
I think one of the joys of friendship is that you can let people see who you are. Your friends can know you and you can know them. I think we feel more safe when we are known. We feel at home. I think that there is something spiritual about being known. Galatians 4 talks about us knowing and being known by God. The spirit within us cries out "Abba" Father. [Daddy]
I hope that someone knows you. To know you is to love you.
It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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I am leading some trips this year and next. If you are interested in reading about them, or joining in, the links are below.....
4 Night cruise from Port Canaveral to Key West and Havana, Cuba.
August 13-17, 2018
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/cc18081318h17768#eotours
Wesley's Ireland with optional London Extension
October 8-17, 2018
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/wesley-in-ireland-2018-with-rev-jeff-brinkman#.WqHrI7puLIU
Holy Land Tour - includes my favorite spots
with optional Jerusalem extension
March 4-13, 2019
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/hl19030419g17768#.Wt84h7lRHcs
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