The Turmoil of Life

Or should this really be the turmoil of life and death; or, better yet, the stink of life and death~~~

A – We rise this morning to a day filled with promises of love and glory. The Sun is shining; the birds are singing their glorious songs; and the children are happily skipping their way to school down the street. We step out our front door, look at the beautiful day, and decide that it is the perfect day  to walk to work, for the Lord is sending Her love and grace to fulfill our baskets of plenty today.

We stop at the local coffee shop, get our favorite cup of coffee and when we turn around, bump into a lady, being very upset, we apologize and go on the way to the office. When we get to the office, we notice our suit jacket, shirt, and tie are very stained by spilled coffee. . . the rest of our day goes downhill very quickly.

 

B – We rise this morning to a day filled with promises of love and glory. There is no Sun; a storm is blowing the leaves on the trees upside down. No birds are singing their glorious songs; and there are no children happily walking to school; their mothers are all backing their SUV’s out of the driveways to drive the children the three blocks down the street. We hop in our own cars, drive the few blocks to work, park, run into the coffee shop, grab a cup of coffee, turn quickly, exchange pleasantries with the same woman we bumped into yesterday behind to us, rush to our office, and go to our desk. . . and have the best day of the year.

 Why does God play such foolish games on us?

 Ah, yes, the fickleness and turmoil of modern-day life!

 

©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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