Detour Vs Destination: God’s Wanderers Are Never Lost
We’re all stuck in an unprecedented vortex of wheel-spinning frustration. Mankind continue to stand at a door to a formidable unknown. A biological enemy feeds our agoraphobic propensity to tuck into our homes, staring us down. It remains a sensible plan of action to protect others and ourselves, especially the highly fragile. But as we gather for battle, another adversary looms. In this oddly meandering battle of detour vs. destination, it’s clear: God’s wanderers are never lost. As spot on as that is, it’s hard to recognize this truth on a day-to-day basis. The simplest errand is a roll of the dice. Many of us long for a pre Covid…
Buried Treasure: Revisiting The Precious Gifts of God
The events of the last two weeks hang over all of us like a heavy fog now. Pandemic pandemonium. Loss of life. Destruction of property. Flaring tempers. Dashed hopes. But I managed to encounter buried treasure revisiting the precious gifts of God. Flashback to two weekends ago. The sun began to come out after months of lockdown. My husband and I rolled the proverbial dice to take a trip. We traversed cross country to celebrate his mother’s 79th birthday. We prepared, assembling an onslaught of wipes, masks and sanitizers. With sandwiches in tow and courage abounding, we survived the harrowing flights both ways. The birthday proved a great success. What…
My Sweet Surrender to God’s Game Plan
I keep thinking of “The Lion King” and the circle of life theme that runs throughout the film. Right now we’re in a different kind of loop. It’s more like a Bermuda triangle. But it has four sides rather than three. In this current scenario I’m focusing on my sweet surrender to God’s game plan. If you read the fine print of many shampoo bottles, you’ll find instructions to lather, rinse and repeat. I’ve always wondered whether shampoo companies want to sell you more product so they tell you to wash your hair twice, or if it really takes two rounds of cleansing to get the job done. Marketing or…
Serendipity: Falling Through A Trap Door of Blessing
You may know the old Irish blessing “May the road rise up to meet you.”May you succeed on the road” is the literal meaning. The song goes on to mention a desire for more favorable winds to blow from the rear rather than in head-on fashion. There’s a petition for sunshine to warm the face and for lavish rains to fall on the thirsty outlying fields. The closing line asks God to hold the traveler in the palm of His mighty hand. Yet Life hands out its share of lemons. It’s not likely you’ll be traipsing carefree through the land of Oz indefinitely. It is, however, possible to encounter the…
