My neighbor mowed his yard this morning. He was riding his tractor taking care of business with his grass. This provided the inspiration for me to get out my push mower and work on mine. I miss my riding mower. Either it needs repairing or replacing. All that I know is my body is not quite in push mowing shape. Having nearly an acre to mow is no help. At least most of the yard looks some better. The real goal is to take care of leaves and such before the real grass growing time begins. My first aim will be to get out of bed tomorrow without an abundance of pain. Perhaps that should also include being able to breathe. We are in desperate need of rain. Inhaling the part of the yard underneath the grass is not much fun. Every step taken included a prayer for precipitation in the near future.

Tomorrow is a day where I will visit with my Dad. He is in the area for a day or two so it is a good chance to catch up with him. He hasn't seen me since the hair returned last fall. I am glad the head is again covered. One drawback is it does look a bit like a William Shatner hairpiece. You still will not hear me complain. Bald is not a good look for me. I am also trying to get in some sun now that spring is in full bloom. Last summer not only took away my hair but it also meant avoiding the sun. Being inside with air conditioning does feel better but I prefer some color other than pale. My complexion does lend itself to being darker without looking odd. This is probably one of those issues from my growing up years. Being somewhat tan is part of my heritage. My only benefit from an Indian ancestry is an ability to get darker. Anyway, my point was to say that tomorrow will be a day for catching up with family.

You are guessing by now that none of the above really leads to a deeply spiritual point. There is no way to even get to one from here. So let me mention my recent studies in Isaiah. Our last few messages revolved around the servant idea the prophet talks about. We read the Old Testament from a New Testament perspective. We cannot escape that reality. Whatever was in the mind of Isaiah is ultimately met in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. These prophetic words are prediction as well as an understanding of what our Savior is like. It is fascinating to me how this ideal of the servant would be met by Jesus. God works the same way all through scripture. He speaks His truth through men such as the prophets until the arrival of Jesus. This is when God displays real truth in daily life. Our confidence in our Lord is rooted in all of the promises of the Old Testament. It becomes alive through our encounter with Jesus. The gospel is not something God made up as He went along. History proves the intention of our God to bring us back to Him. We can trust Him. Romans tells us that since God gave up His son for us then we can trust Him in anything or at anytime. This is more than wishful thinking. This is our divine reality.

Bro. Trey