July 20 was the 46th anniversary of mankind's first landing on
the moon.
There were a number of thoughts that crossed my mind as I considered
this.
My first thought was about how young I was at the time.
I was a child during the “space race” when the United States
and the Soviet Union competed to see who could put men on the moon and return
them safely to earth.
My second thought was how excited I was when Apollo 11
launched.
I remember sitting in front of the television watching the news
coverage.
I remember the countdown finally reaching zero and watching
those enormous rocket engines firing up and how they lifted that huge rocket
into space.
My thoughts then turned to the lunar landing and the
exploration of the moon.
I remember anxiously awaiting Neil Armstrong’s first step on
the moon.
I also remember Buzz Aldrin following moments later and how
they skipped around the surface of the moon.
It still amazes me that the astronauts were able to figure
out that skipping was the best way get around in reduced gravity.
Then the time came for them to climb back into the lunar
landing module and return home.
I also thought about the things they and every other
astronaut that followed them left behind on the surface of the moon – footprints.
Because the moon has no atmosphere, those footprints will
remain as long as there is a moon.
That struck me most of all,
Each of the men that walked on the moon left a set of
impressions behind that will last practically forever.
You and I also leave impressions with everyone we meet and
those impressions will last a very long time.
What kind of impressions do we leave?
Hopefully they will be of the kind Jesus commanded us to
leave.
John 15:12 (NET) – My commandment is this—to love one another just as I
have loved you.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
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Friday, August 7, 2015.
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