Friday, November 18, 2005

A windswept november day

1 comment:

Loy Mershimer said...

John,

You are so right about the stance of faith as changing circumstances! As you put it so well, "if one accepts it as a special blessing from the Lord" even the 'bad weather' of life becomes an occasion to dance [in God].

This morning I drove to a little auto shop on the border between Oak Park and West Side, and as I turned the corner to return, there I saw a handicapped African-American gentleman guiding his motorized wheelchair down the street. And on the back of his wheelchair was taped a simple hand-lettered sign that said, "Jesus is Lord!"

And I thought "wow!" What praise! What praise that wells up from such a heart of faith...one who would dare use his infirmity as a vehicle of glory! The rocks will never cry out as long as that man lives!

Alleluia!

So, we embrace the weather -- life's challenges -- as we embrace our Lord, and find, in the act, that the air echoes with the glory of the Eternal.

Soli Deo gloria!

Loy