June 25 - “Deliverance”

Up early this fine Saturday morning. I slept from midnight (after the Astros loss) to 5 a.m.  I call that a win after a steroid injection. A big win. But we had to get up early anyway to take Cailyn to her soccer camp in Santa Fe. Chris even beat the alarm and was up around six. 

We got up and moving and made our way northward with no problems. We picked up Cailyn and delivered her safely to the soccer field. We set up shop in our lawn chairs and umbrellas. No, not rain. Sun. It was actually really nice for the first 45 minutes or so, but then the sun found out where we were and enacted its vengeance for us hiding out from it so long. It got seriously hot. Fortunately, the coaches gave several water breaks to the girls, or it would have been a bad scene. 

After lunch and some time to cool down back at the house, we let Cailyn take us to lunch (but we paid, of course).  Mamacita’s Mexican Restaurant. It was one of her all-time favorites. Pretty good stuff. Then we went by Mardel’s Christian Store. We got Cailyn a new Bible. She had found one online she really liked, and we found the same one on sale. We also picked up season two and three of The Chosen - videos about the life of Jesus. 

After we dropped her off at her house, we headed back home. We had to return a FaceTime call from Luke. He was giving us a report on his week at camp. Sounds like it was a good time physically and spiritually. 

Not long after we talked to him, Cailyn texted and asked if I could FaceTime. Sure thing. Come to find out, her best friend had a question about what “deliverance” really means. I did some clarifying to see where she was coming from, then shared the most basic kind of deliverance - salvation. She had a question about demonic deliverance as well, so I dealt with that simply. The two of them asked if we could pick them up for church in the morning, so we will see them again to follow up. Be praying. 

Psalms‬ ‭42‬:‭11 says, Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Father, please draw Cailyn’s friend close to you. Amen.