Dealing With Life's Turbulence
Last night I abandoned a business trip and flew home to Houston from Portland, Maine to be with my wife Alice, whose mother went to be with the Lord the day before.
It was almost midnight as the plane turned south, near the Texas-Oklahoma border, headed for Houston. There was a major weather system in East Texas that in years past would have caused a cancellation of the flight. Not so, last night.
We cruised at an altitude of more than 40,000 feet, approximately seven and one-half miles high. Above us was a cloudless black sky draped with stars like diamonds. Thousands of feet below us lay a bed of ominous clouds bursting continuously with brilliant flashes of light. It was lightening. We were actually flying above the menacing storm!
I couldn't help but draw the parallel to the way spiritual people like Alice handle life’s difficulties, like the sudden loss of her precious mother. They don't recklessly fly through life’s turbulent problems. No! Filled with the Holy Spirit, totally dependent upon him, they sail above them!
It was almost midnight as the plane turned south, near the Texas-Oklahoma border, headed for Houston. There was a major weather system in East Texas that in years past would have caused a cancellation of the flight. Not so, last night.
We cruised at an altitude of more than 40,000 feet, approximately seven and one-half miles high. Above us was a cloudless black sky draped with stars like diamonds. Thousands of feet below us lay a bed of ominous clouds bursting continuously with brilliant flashes of light. It was lightening. We were actually flying above the menacing storm!
I couldn't help but draw the parallel to the way spiritual people like Alice handle life’s difficulties, like the sudden loss of her precious mother. They don't recklessly fly through life’s turbulent problems. No! Filled with the Holy Spirit, totally dependent upon him, they sail above them!
posted by Eddie Smith | 11:51 PM
1 Comments:
I remember Alice's mother as a strong woman to whom family was very important. Since hearing of her passing, I have been praying for God's multiplied grace and comfort during this time of loss and transition for your family.
Janell Price
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