My Best Blanket

  I've been drawn to the word "convicted" during the last week.  It has a powerful sound!  I mean, it is very easy to say that, if I was convicted of a crime, I would understand that decision will definitely affect my future.  But, I've been dwelling on another "conviction" that instead is being resolute through much discernment.  I guess that personal conviction helps narrow it down. That presence has been a part of my life since turning it over to the Lord.  It isn't a "spider-sense" but I have gotten a specific feeling when I am around another believer.  Some might say it's the Holy Spirit.  It could be from the way they carry themselves or the words they choose but I have met some very good friends through those impressions.  I guess a similar feeling is what has led me back to college to continue my education.  So you may find some posts here soon coming off a little detailed or in depth which may or may not be for class work.    I am

   I would like to say, "Thank you."  You stumbled upon my space for other future rantings.  This is where I reflect on radical ideas like salvation, atonement, missing the mark and the Trinity.  Well, possibly, as I really haven't a specific course in mind for my thoughts.  But I can share my first one here...my blanket. Seeking a title for these musings, I stumbled upon Peter 4:8, " Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."  I then think about the greatest commandment, to love God and love others.  It really speaks volumes to me. What if love was a blanket?  Would I be able to keep it unblemished and without holes?  How would I treat it when it needs cleaning?   Do I have a big enough blanket to cover my friends and loved ones?  Can it be replaced?  I can keep taking the analogy further but I don't want to scare anyone with this first musing. What I do know is that love is so ultimately important.  It should be an um