I have been watching the snow as it falls from the sky...
The weather reports say that approximately ten to twelve inches will be on the ground before the storm is over. Outside my window, however, it looks like a scene from a Thomas Kincaid painting. But this time the artist is God.
Meanwhile, earlier today, I had a talk with Jessup.* He's a man in his 50s. Jessup has four sons and a daughter, all grown. One of his sons, he lamented, is in prison doing a sentence of 25-years to life. He was involved in an armed robbery in which the victim was killed. Jessup said his incarcerated son is twenty-five years old. Yet his only daughter has a successful career in law enforcement. This kind of thing happens a lot, I believe. One child from a household makes good in life, while another, raised in the same home, succumbs to wrongdoing. One makes good choices, while the other, terrible ones. It's a paradox.
Moreover, Jessup's main concern was for his spouse. He told me she's a 47-year-old diabetic whom, earlier this week, had a heart attack. He said her condition has stabilized. The doctors told the family that she will survive. But it's been an ordeal. Furthermore, Jessup is not a Christian. Other than his mother taking him to church when he was a kid, Jessup lacks faith in Christ.
Yet, he did ask me to pray for his wife. I assured him that I would. Nevertheless, it's both sad and ironic just how many people will not think about God or eternity until they're in a crisis.
D.B.
*Jessup is not his real name.
Meanwhile, earlier today, I had a talk with Jessup.* He's a man in his 50s. Jessup has four sons and a daughter, all grown. One of his sons, he lamented, is in prison doing a sentence of 25-years to life. He was involved in an armed robbery in which the victim was killed. Jessup said his incarcerated son is twenty-five years old. Yet his only daughter has a successful career in law enforcement. This kind of thing happens a lot, I believe. One child from a household makes good in life, while another, raised in the same home, succumbs to wrongdoing. One makes good choices, while the other, terrible ones. It's a paradox.
Moreover, Jessup's main concern was for his spouse. He told me she's a 47-year-old diabetic whom, earlier this week, had a heart attack. He said her condition has stabilized. The doctors told the family that she will survive. But it's been an ordeal. Furthermore, Jessup is not a Christian. Other than his mother taking him to church when he was a kid, Jessup lacks faith in Christ.
Yet, he did ask me to pray for his wife. I assured him that I would. Nevertheless, it's both sad and ironic just how many people will not think about God or eternity until they're in a crisis.
D.B.
*Jessup is not his real name.
