the morning fog burns away be fore the warming sun. Again the blessedness of the Lord’s presence filled a weary heart. Before the last notes o f the song spread up and down the riv er, this pastor felt renewed in spirit, to match the refreshment in body enjoyed in this lovely lit tle Eden. Before the tears had dried off his face, there was a readiness to return again to the people o f his church—his people and their problems, but also his problems.
and the convenience of a rolling home. The Wiltseys park their own trailer overlooking the dock throughout the summer and fall months. Each morning of our stay the rising sun did double duty, blunt ing the chill of the morning and burning off the lifting wisps of fog. Soon the kingfishers and gulls began their daily, low-level fo rays up and down the river, loud ly disputing possession o f a frog or unwary minnow. An occasional salmon jumped in the river, while boats full of optimists patiently trolled lures up and down. Every time a fish is caught, the neighbor rings a large brass bell from an old rail road engine. At the height of the season, the bell clangs dozens of times daily as huge salmon are hooked and boated. Once a jump ing salmon landed on the dock and was promptly bagged by an excited camper without benefit of hook. Is there a moment of renewal amid such pleasant surroundings,
a precise moment when the heart grows lighter for the troubled pastor? For this writer, the answer must be a decided “yes” . The mo ment of lifting came while stand ing on the green lawn which grows to the edge of the river bank, bordered with a long row of red and yellow flowers in bloom. The Taiwan Heavenly Melody Singers were on the record player with stereo speakers on the lawn for the benefit o f boaters on the river. Down on the dock the boys were happily working to catch their one hundredth bullhead. Behind the little red guest house the smoker filled with a dozen salmon had just been stoked with green alder wood. It would be some moments before needing at tention. Then it happened! The record player changed to the ever-lovely “ Saviour, Like a Shepherd, Lead us,” sung by the Taiwanese Sing ers. At that moment the mind-fog and weight o f the whole world of the pastorate lifted as easily as
Perhaps you are the owner of a pleasant little retreat by the seaside, or the river front, or the mountains. And your pastor, de spite the ever-present need of finding a smile somewhere to wear, does he have a heart heavy with the needs of his people? Must he take a standard vacation, wrapped and packaged by the commercial resorts, possibly to come home as bruised in spirit as when he set out? Who will minister to your pas tor? How about you? Dll LADIES! a most unusual COOKBOOK ...
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