Day 37 - Special People

Good Morning to my readers.

It is a very pretty day here in Vegas, the sunny has just peeked over the mountains and the sky is cloudless.  It is going to be another day of meetings and dine arounds before I get ready to come home tomorrow.  Of course these hotels have a sea of people in them at all hours of the day and night.  But today a special person will be here and sure to cause some buzz and attract some press.  Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan will be in this very hotel.

Many people I am sure that both support and do not support him will be hanging out in an attempt to catch a glimpse of him.  Maybe some will want their picture taken with him.  Some may get a chance at a photo opportunity.  But never the less there will be at lot more acctivity than a normal casino day.

It got me to thinking.  Just a few days ago Paul Ryan could go about anywhere and not draw a huge crowd.  But just get picked by a Presidential candidate and your life changes forever.  The media is all over you, digging into your past, your family, even staking out your home.  Not the lifestyle that many people would embrace but some crave.

So how about Jesus.  As a child and growing young man he was just one of the gang, nothing exceptional.  Or so we thought.  Then he enters into his "profession" and the world stalks him, followers crave to spend time with him, day and night.  He attracts the attention of leaders and many write about his activities.

I'll be honest, if I lived in Jesus time I would have liked to rub shoulders with him.  Had cameras been invented I would have loved a picture with him.  Who wouldn't?  But here lies the challenge.  Each of us must choose who we want to "be seen" with, supporting, admiring.

Lord I thank you that you decide who becomes elevated in status and that people are allowed to choose those that they want to look up to.  I thank you that for everyone You desire a fellowhsip and hero status.  You have so much to offer us that we are not even aware of that can be  life giving.  Amen

So onward I move along a path that has me traversing some smooth places and some rough patches.  My focus is on You and I'm constantly praising and singing of the goodness of Christ in my life.