It's snowing like mad here at the cottage. It's tempting to pray for no more snow, but theologically that doesn't seem right. That's my early morning though. I'll send something more substantial later in the day after I shovel. One thing I'm certain of: God doesn't shovel.
On and off all day I’ve been thinking about whether to pray for the “right” weather. In fact I gave it a try, but I couldn’t get into it. It’s just not the way I pray. In fact, I really can’t get serious about the idea. For example, here I am along the coast praying that God stop all snow for the rest of the season, but up there in the mountains there is probably a guy running a ski resort and thanking God for all those extra inches.
As a kid, when the Brooklyn Dodgers lost one more time, I wondered if God was a Yankee fan. Sometimes I want to pray that I can be a kid again, but that feels about the same as praying about the weather. It’s just not going to have any effect.
We could write a book about this, but why not try the Book of Job. When Job and his friends complain and challenge God, God responds, “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding” 38.4.
God is bigger than any of my little problems, but I am big enough to respond to them in the best God-like way I can.
On and off all day I’ve been thinking about whether to pray for the “right” weather. In fact I gave it a try, but I couldn’t get into it. It’s just not the way I pray. In fact, I really can’t get serious about the idea. For example, here I am along the coast praying that God stop all snow for the rest of the season, but up there in the mountains there is probably a guy running a ski resort and thanking God for all those extra inches.
As a kid, when the Brooklyn Dodgers lost one more time, I wondered if God was a Yankee fan. Sometimes I want to pray that I can be a kid again, but that feels about the same as praying about the weather. It’s just not going to have any effect.
We could write a book about this, but why not try the Book of Job. When Job and his friends complain and challenge God, God responds, “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding” 38.4.
God is bigger than any of my little problems, but I am big enough to respond to them in the best God-like way I can.
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