22 Apr 2023, Saturday

22 Apr 2023, Saturday

Prioritized Daily Task

Matthew McAlpin 46th Birthday

Westgate Town Resort, 7700 Westgate Boulevard, Kissimmee, FL

NOTE: “Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end, all his disciples deserted him. On the Cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by evildoers and mockers. For this cause he had come, to bring peace to the enemies of God. So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. There is his commission, his work. 'The kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. And he who will not suffer this does not want to be of the Kingdom of Christ; he wants to be among friends, to sit among roses and lilies, not with the bad people but the devout people. O you blasphemers and betrayers of Christ! If Christ had done what you are doing who would ever have been spared' (Luther).”  Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together. (Dietrich lived what he taught.  During Hitler's reign of terror in Germany.  When he could, he would not leave Germany but stayed and taught Jesus Christ to all that would listen.  On April 9, 1945, Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged at Flossenburg, only days before the American liberation of the POW camp. 

Debbie and. I woke this morning by other guests staying here at the Westgate Resort.  The TV we had on for rain and music to drowned out the sounds outside went off sometime this morning.  Debbie and I had prayer and studied scriptures.  I texted Melodie to learn what she wants to do for Matt's birthday today.  We all spent the day in Westgate's Water Park and in the afternoon we rode down to Disney World and had birthday dinner for Matthew.  We got back to our suites where we had hung balloons and a happy birthday banner.