The following post is from May of 2017 and I'm bringing back as my Lord's Day post:
I've always been a fan of Robert Redford and his films. I tried acting in college....well sort of....I took an acting class at Pitt. I had a scene to work on....not a part....a scene. I was Paul Bratter from Barefoot In The Park. I stood on a stool and talked to the a hole in the skylight. I coulda been a contender but the second half of the class was improvisation. I utterly failed wriggling around on the floor as a snake and gave up acting. Well anyway Robert Redford and Jane Fonda are together in a movie once again. They play two aging people who find each other and get intimate. That's all I know about it. I doubt very much that I'll see it at the theater. (and I never did)
I bring this topic up because Robert Redford seemingly has had it all in his life. His good looks dominated the silver screen in the 1970s. He's well respected in the profession and I'm sure he's rich. I used to dream about being a movie star as a teen. I had it all.....a great imagination.....terrific daydreaming skills....and a magic mirror that showed me what wasn't there.....but I wouldn't trade one day of my life for one day of Mr. Redford's. I wouldn't take the chance that God would stick me there where I would therefore never see the majestic glory and beauty of Jesus Christ and fall before Him in humble praise and adoration. I got food on the table and money in the bank in case the truck's transmission explodes....a wonderful wife and family.....and 67 years of memories.....the bad ones washed in the fountain of grace so as to instruct but not terrify.....and the good ones to recall again and again and again as thank offerings to a merciful and loving Savior who never demanded a screen test ....for He would direct any and all who came to Him!
As I type, Frank Sinatra's voice is softly heard in the background on Sirius/XM. The song is My Way. Some of those lyrics are these..."I've lived a life that's full...I've traveled each and every highway...but more, much more than this....I did it my way." Well I did it my way for a long time....those are the bad memories. Thank you Lord that I failed in so many of my goals....for the record will show that truly we are to...."Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many."
I've always been a fan of Robert Redford and his films. I tried acting in college....well sort of....I took an acting class at Pitt. I had a scene to work on....not a part....a scene. I was Paul Bratter from Barefoot In The Park. I stood on a stool and talked to the a hole in the skylight. I coulda been a contender but the second half of the class was improvisation. I utterly failed wriggling around on the floor as a snake and gave up acting. Well anyway Robert Redford and Jane Fonda are together in a movie once again. They play two aging people who find each other and get intimate. That's all I know about it. I doubt very much that I'll see it at the theater. (and I never did)
I bring this topic up because Robert Redford seemingly has had it all in his life. His good looks dominated the silver screen in the 1970s. He's well respected in the profession and I'm sure he's rich. I used to dream about being a movie star as a teen. I had it all.....a great imagination.....terrific daydreaming skills....and a magic mirror that showed me what wasn't there.....but I wouldn't trade one day of my life for one day of Mr. Redford's. I wouldn't take the chance that God would stick me there where I would therefore never see the majestic glory and beauty of Jesus Christ and fall before Him in humble praise and adoration. I got food on the table and money in the bank in case the truck's transmission explodes....a wonderful wife and family.....and 67 years of memories.....the bad ones washed in the fountain of grace so as to instruct but not terrify.....and the good ones to recall again and again and again as thank offerings to a merciful and loving Savior who never demanded a screen test ....for He would direct any and all who came to Him!
As I type, Frank Sinatra's voice is softly heard in the background on Sirius/XM. The song is My Way. Some of those lyrics are these..."I've lived a life that's full...I've traveled each and every highway...but more, much more than this....I did it my way." Well I did it my way for a long time....those are the bad memories. Thank you Lord that I failed in so many of my goals....for the record will show that truly we are to...."Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many."
