Orientation Difficulties

While visiting Nanaimo, we went with our host to the beach to watch the sunset.  We were on what is called the east side of Vancouver Island.

• Looking straight out on the strait, we observed an otter playing and catching a fish.  It seemed to be east of us.
• Looking along the coastline, to what seemed like it should be north, we saw the setting sun.
• Our sense of direction was definitely distorted.  What seemed like east, was actually north.  What seemed like north, was actually west.

We later consulted a map to discover the reason for the confusion in our sense of direction.  Due to irregularities of the coastline, the beach we visited was aligned east-west.  The map was our outside reference, our independent authority, to discover why our sense of direction did not line up with reality.

Psalm 19 and Psalm 119 have multiple statements that talk about the advantages of using God’s Word to be the authority that corrects us when our perspective of right and wrong is misled.

Let’s pray for each other to remember to check our lives against the words of Scripture.

Praise and Prayer

• Wow! What a week!  Our resident permits are supposed to arrive by courier today.  We have conditional medical clearance, and flight arrangements for travel to Taiwan are being made.  We gave notice to our landlord that we will be moving.  Our landlord in Taiwan agreed to continue renting to us for another two years.  It really feels like progress is being made.  Thanks for praying.
• Please pray for us to have needed energy and wisdom as we prepare to pack items for storage, for travel, or to be disposed of.  June will be a busy month as we take care of many details.