These are difficult times if you're looking at the world’s economies and governments. In recent newsletters and an episode of the television program, we focused on God's economy and fear. In essence, believers should live in God's economy, not the world's. And as for fear, we know who has won and where we're going.
Take some quiet time to spend with Jesus. He calls all those who labor and are heavy laden to come to him and rest (Matthew 11:28). That's most of us. And while you're thinking about God, look for him everywhere, as in this true story that played out right in front of Cathy and me some years ago:
FLOWER BOXES
(copyright 2004 by John Newlin)
She lived quietly by the sea,
On the very beach itself,
Her front yard only sand,
Her view the unending ocean.
Often as we passed on our way,
She quietly moved about,
Caring for flowers in boxes
Neatly stationed along deck rails.
She always wore bright scarves
Firmly wrapped about her head,
Their colorful patterns
Hiding the absence of hair.
We would see her from our house,
Steadily moving,
Watering plant after plant,
Gliding in a flowing skirt.
The years passed, four years,
And we noticed a “for sale” sign.
Well, she died, you know, we were told.
No, we did not.
Suddenly new people arrived,
Filling the freshly painted house
With activity and new life.
No flower boxes could be seen.
Reborn, the house lives on,
With a new identity.
The past has disappeared.
Fresh life fills the rooms.
And the flowers that once grew,
So that she could water them,
Now bloom on other decks,
Their purpose here fully served.
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