“Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed!”
Fifty-six years ago today, some of us who are on the upside of 60, watched mainly on small black and white televisions sets, a man utter those words that still live today. Astronaut Neil Armstrong was that man; the first man to step foot on the moon. The story is told:
Neil Armstrong was taken on a tour of the old city of Jerusalem by Israeli archeologist Meir Ben-Dov. When they got to the Hulda Gate, which is at the top of the stairs leading to the Temple Mount, Armstrong asked Ben-Dov whether Jesus had stepped anywhere around there.
“These are the steps that lead to the temple,” Ben-Dov told him, “so He must have walked here many times.”
Armstrong then asked Ben-Dov if those were the original stairs and Ben-Dov confirmed that they were indeed.
“So Jesus stepped right here,” Armstrong asked. “That’s right,” answered Ben-Dov.
To which Armstrong replied, “I have to tell you, I am more excited stepping on these stones than when I was stepping on the moon.”
With the recent focus in our church family’s life with memorial services and health challenges lately, I wanted to take some time today to emphasize the importance of following Christ and walking in His footsteps.
I don’t know about you, but I want to do all I can to make certain that the way I live my life makes a difference for the Kingdom of God. I also want to live in a way that is preparing me for the coming Kingdom.
As always, my prayer is that we would all “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” II Timothy 2:15.
Your Shepherd of the Hills,
Bro. Steven
Dr. Steven Gann
