The Rabbit in the Storm

            I enjoy watching the wildlife that comes near our home on a regular basis.  Birds are regular visitors to the bird feeders at our home.   Lately, we have been having some rabbits daring to come out of the nearby woods to nibble  on the grass in our yard.   I seem to notice the rabbits  often in the late afternoon and early evening as day slowly becomes night.   The other evening, I noticed something else outside our home:  an approaching thunderstorm.  There was the sound of clapping  thunder nearby and the sight of dark, ominious clouds and lightning flashing across the sky.  Despite it all, I noticed that rabbit was calmly nibbling on the grass in our yard.    While the television warned of a severe thunderstorm and humans sought shelter, that rabbit seemed to be oblivious to it all.   While I am the first to admit that I am certainly not an expert on animals or rabbits,  I wonder if maybe that rabbit knew that the same Creator God that made him also was the Creator God of the storm and it felt peace and serenity in that.

It happens everyday.   I encounter people who fret and worry about something in their life.   Sometimes, that person is me.  They are worrying and wondering about things big and small as  storm clouds are present or  forming.  Perhaps it would do people like me and you well to follow the example of that rabbit knowing that all will be well in the storm because God is with us.  You see, the one that creates the storm also makes and creates us.   Have a joy-filled week. --  Pastor Randy Wall

Prayer:   God,  you are the creator of all creatures and all things.  You have created us and called us good.   Help us to live with the serenity to know that you are with us in stormy times and sunny times.  Help us to trust in your all sufficient grace; through Christ our Lord.  Amen.