During a break in New Orleans, I had the opportunity to visit a few old cemeteries. Strange? Maybe. Yet I find it useful in helping me to get to know something of the DNA of a place, particular somewhere so unique as New Orleans. To there came people from all over Europe. Some of the above ground tombs are meticulously maintained, others turning into dirt - unnamed and unknown.

As I start officially with CRM tomorrow here in Southern California, I am reminded by the New Orleans tombs of my true priority. That is - the name and renown of the Lord God among the nations. All else, including my own name, is due to pass away - maybe remembered, maybe not. Yet if we seize this opportunity to truly serve the glory of God and His Kingdom, we will have made a difference that will forever echo in eternity. That is reward enough and a fitting final epitaph when that day comes.

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