Stirred By The Scriptures

When I was in college I went on several long distance bike trips, riding 10 speed bikes. I remember being in the mountains of Vermont and regularly announcing to the group I was with - “I think the top is just around the next bend.” Much to my disappointment and the frustration of my group, the road still went up and we had to climb more. We would come to another bend and I would hear “Don’t say it Kallam!” Eventually we did make the top and the road either leveled out or started back down.

Those memories feel a lot like what folks are experiencing these days. Life is hard and uncertain - with no end in sight.  What do you say to the person who can’t find work? To the one whose life is like climbing a mountain with no end in sight. I know the truth of what I believe, God will never leave or forsake but man can that ever sound trite. So here is my prayer - “Lord to those who can’t see beyond the bend or feel like giving up please encourage them today.”