Different

Just a little over one month ago we were in a very different setting. We were driving through the streets of Beverly Hills! Today we are parked close to Hwy. 210 which is a long way both mileage wise and culturally from Rodeo Drive!
Don’t get me wrong. We enjoyed seeing Hollywood and Beverly Hills. We had our pictures taken with the iconic “Hollywood” sign in the background. We oohed and aahed at the handprints and footprints of the stars of yesterday. We drank $5 Starbuck coffee! We had fun.
There are no stars here. There are only footprints in the mud along the river where the people come and go to and from its life giving waters. Things are different here. Not better, just different.
Things are also the same here. The people wake up every morning and go about their lives making money to provide for their lives. Everyone spends a significant portion of their days gathering and preparing food to eat. There are children and grandchildren to take care of. There is school to attend. Although the settings are very different, the basics of life are the same.
The people here are in need of the saving grace of God just like they are in Beverly Hills. We are all simply sinners saved by the grace of God Almighty. We are happy to help; we are having fun. rick