Day 11 - A late ride

Well, because I had to go to a hospital this morning to sit with a church member who was having surgery, I was not able to get to my ride in "Arizona" until later today. But none the less, had a great ride. Today I rode 44.2 miles in 2 hours and 20 minutes averaging 18.8 mph. My avarages have been far faster than I have ever done before which I just praise the Lord for. It was a much warmer day in Arizona today getting up around 85 degrees and sunny from sunup to sundown. It was just warmer. We came out of Mesa traveling down rte. 60 and made it to  the little town of Florence Junction. It is good to be through the greater Phoenix area. I understand thatthe next portion of rte. 60 is very beautiful. Will make it to rte 70 tomorrow and plan on making it to the Arizona/New Mexico state line no later than next Tuesday. I am flying high today, just praising the Lord for how well the trip has gone so far. To this point I am on the tentative schedule I had set before the start of the trip.
Riding today, I kept thinking about Peter again in Matthew 14. There he was in the boat with all the other disciples in the midst of a storm and they see someone or something coing across the water. Can't help but think about the "only one's" in this passage. First, Peter was the only one who challenged the Lord to command him to come out with Him. Some would say he was the only one who shot his mouth off. Either way, no one else made such a bold statement. Then, obviously, Peter was the only one who got out of the boat. It is interesting that you still do not hearing any of the other disciples say any thing. Peter was the only human who is not also 100% deity to ever walk on water. On the other side, Peter is also the only one who Jesus looked at and said, "Oh you of little faith, why did you doubt?" In a matter of minutes Peter went from one "only one" which was amazing to an "only one" that had to challenge him to really think about where he was at in his faith in Jesus. Of course just two chapters later, Jesus looks at the disciples and asks, "But who do you sau that I am?" And Peter is the "only one" to answer Him when he says, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Are our "only ones" filled unbelievable experiences or questions posed by the Lord? Talk to you tomorrow!