I just spent about an hour listening to music from my younger days. Now I have to play something from the relaxation channel to settle down because I’ve scratched up a lot of memories. Funny how music can do that. Scents too.
There was a rainbow late Sunday afternoon. The funny thing
about a rainbow – to see it you have to have your back against the sun and you
have to look at the rain. I’m sure there is a spiritual lesson there somewhere…
That reminds me of a story about a sheep that was lost. When
he was found his wool was so overgrown and unwieldy, he could barely move. He
was so grateful to be sheared that he held very still while all the layers and
layers of dirty matted wool came off. Then he was able to run free again. I’m
sure there’s a lesson there too…
Today our priest told us a little story in his homily. It
was about a family whose house caught fire. When everyone had gathered outside,
they realized one of the children was still in the burning house. They saw him
in the window and he was crying out. His father told him he could see him, that
he was there to catch him. The little child said he couldn’t see his father and
he was scared. Again, the father said he could see him and encouraged his child
to jump and he would catch him – and he did. Another spiritual lesson…
If Jesus is asking you to come and walk on the water today
go to him. He will hold you up if begin to sink. He will catch you when you
jump out of the burning building. He will hold you gently as he shears off the
old growth. And his rainbow in the clouds is a reminder of his
everlasting covenant with us.
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