{"id":788,"date":"2011-04-01T21:26:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T02:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=788"},"modified":"2011-04-01T21:26:30","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T02:26:30","slug":"like-a-million-raindrops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=788","title":{"rendered":"Like a Million Raindrops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father!<\/p>\n<p>Well Lord, it\u2019s been a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LONG<\/span><\/em> day.\u00a0 Following an insomnia night, I was awakened this morning by an urgent message indicating that we had a server down in the hosting group.\u00a0 Out the door I ran, and the running didn\u2019t stop until I sat down to dinner this evening at 7:15.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Whew.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Driving home from dinner tonight, I was going over the stresses of the day in my head trying to figure out how I was going to get everything I needed to do accomplished.\u00a0 I felt overwhelmed, and tired\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And then a song came on the radio:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/swf\/video\/x15118?width=600&#038;theme=spring&#038;foreground=%23C2E165&#038;highlight=%23809443&#038;background=%23232912&#038;hideInfos=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I love it when Your Messages smack me in the head Father.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWhen that muffled sigh<br \/>\nSays you&#8217;re barely getting by<br \/>\nCut your burdens loose and just simplify<br \/>\nSimplify<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This is not your floor<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re going higher than before<br \/>\nDrop the weight now<br \/>\nWait for the lookout guide<br \/>\nLook outside<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>As they all fall<br \/>\nLike a million raindrops<br \/>\nFalling from a blue sky<br \/>\nKissing your cares goodbye<br \/>\nThey all fall<br \/>\nLike a million pieces<br \/>\nA ticker tape parade high<br \/>\nNow you&#8217;re free to fly\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think I\u2019ll sleep better tonight Lord.\u00a0 Thank You.<\/p>\n<p>Amen.<\/p>\n<p>~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! 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