The Unexpected
As I walked the dogs today I saw two yellow finches flitting
among the wild growth along the lane. Their color the brightest yellow with
stark black wings caught my attention. It was so “unexpected” and beautiful. As
I write this I am sitting with family members in the hospital. A sudden “unexpected”
illness has called us here. Last night a storm came through with wild abandon.
Lightening flashed, thunder boomed and crashed. Hail tapped and knocked loudly
upon the windows and littered the grass with “unexpected” icy marbles. Our lives are full of the “unexpected”. How
are we called to live through these moments? It is easy when it is a bird, or
sunset, seeing an old friend, or a card in the mail. It is different when it is
scary and disconcerting. I believe we live through them the same. We step back
and praise God through his compassion to provide beauty, and his mercy to
provide peace and strength. As we wait for treatment I find blessing in this “unexpected”
situation. I have been given time with my daughter and son-in-law that I haven’t
had for some time. And that is as beautiful as a little finch among the weeds. Pastor Ann
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