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OUR DAILY BREAD             Friday, June 30, 1995
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READ: Mark 6:30-46
                
                       GETTING AWAY  

         "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted
                 place and rest a while."

                         - Mark 6:31

I'm not writing this article from my usual office
location.  Most of the time when I talk to you 
through the pages of Our Daily Bread, I'm hidden
behind the walls of my office, routinely going
about another workday.

Today, though, I've decided to get away from all
that.  I've taken my computer to a campground
where I can hear birds singing and feel a warm
breeze.  It's amazing how the change makes it   
easier to read the Bible and pray.

It wasn't my idea.  My daughter Julie needed a 
getaway day -- far from the rigors of school and 
the pressures of junior-high life.  So she brought
her bike and I tagged along.  While she is
rejuvenating by the lake, I am finding how mind-
clearing it is to escape into the quiet.

Of course, the idea of getting away is not
original with Julie.  Jesus did it too.  He took 
time to escape.  He went to the desert to rest
and think about the death of John the Baptist,
and He went to the mountain to pray (Mk. 6:14-31,
46).

When God speaks, we listen more attentively, it
seems, if there are fewer distractions.  That's 
why it's good to carve out some time to get away.
Even if the retreat is a city park or a booth at
a restaurant, take time to escape.  Then talk
with God and let Him lift your spirit.

                        -- J. David Branon

        Alone with God, the world forbidden,
          Alone with God, O blest retreat!
         Alone with God, and in Him hidden,
         To hold with Him communion sweet.

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            THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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        Those who wait on the Lord 
        shall renew their strength.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Isaiah 40:31


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