As the Lord directs, do

It has been said
 the giving of greeting cards has become obsolete

too expensive has been the cry

or too much work to tackle

it has also been said

the giving of greeting cards is a ministry

a love gift, priceless

a way to stay in touch 

to remind another

they are important to you.

Not everyone

alas, you and I might,

but not everyone else

has connections

to a computer,

to the

world wide web

to be the bearer

or the recipient

of an electronic greeting.

I do send cards

and letters too

for birthdays

and anniversaries

holidays

and other special occasions

sympathy

and retirement

and even

"just because"

I send them

through the mail

I send them by
email

and I send them

through social networking sites.

I do it because I enjoy it.

Not because it is a chore

or an obligation.

I do it because, 

sometimes,

God, in His wisdom,

says to me

to write so and so today.

Let them know you are thinking of them.

Let them know you care.

And so I do.

And I am blessed. 

God sends us reminders.

He finds ways to reach us.
He doesn't discontinue old ways
just because
newer and faster ways
have become available.

"To everything there is a season, 

A Time for every purpose under heaven." 

 (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

"A man has joy by the

answer of his mouth,

And a word spoken

in due season, how good it is!

(Proverbs 15:23)

"Commit your works to the Lord,

And your thoughts will be established." 

(Proverbs 16:3)

"A man's heart plans his way,

But the Lord directs his steps." 

(Proverbs 16:9)