Merry Christmas! It is impossible to believe that it is that time of year again. The clock is ticking at warp speed. I feel like I was just putting away the Christmas decorations yesterday and now I am taking them out again. 

The department stores gather the firecrackers, flags and the red, white and blue wreaths of the Fourth of July celebration and replace them with skeletons, pumpkins, costumes and masks, mingled with the Christmas trees, ornaments and garland.

One of my all-time favorite scriptures is: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6, KJV)

When you arrive in the winter years of your life, you start to wonder about footprints. Not the ones you make in the mud or in the snow, but the ones that are indelibily etched in the path of your life.

In church the other day, I was thinking about my prayers and how I need to improve. The Lord’s prayer came to mind.