For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him; therefore your servant has found it possible to pray before you. (1 Chronicles 17:25 NRSV Bible)
You may be familiar with Robert Schuller. He has written a lot about possibility or positive thinking. On one occasion Schuller invited Pat Boone to sing for his congregation. He introduced Boone by saying that Pat sometimes gets tired of his image. So, once a year, Pat checks into a motel under a different name, and goes into the closet and puts on black shoes. The congregation laughed. They knew that white shoes were Pat's trademark.

Pat was invited back to Schuller's church a second time. He remembered what Schuller had said the last time he was there. Pat told the congregation that Schuller got tired of his image too. So once a year Schuller checks into a motel and goes into the closet and shouts "It's impossible! I can't do it.

Schuller is known for his possibility thinking. We need to look at the possibilities God has in store of us.


God of possibilities, help me to realize your possibilities for my life in this new year. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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