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28 August Slimy and oh so goodIt is so true that Jesus is my ever-present help in times of trouble, my rock in the storm.
The problem is that sometimes I forget that rocks along the side of an ocean in a storm aren't really all that comfortable and cozy. They're still rocks- craggy, sharp, dirty, slimy rocks, with the waves crashing down over them. In stormy weather they are nearly perpetually wet and uncomfortable.
But a rock in a storm provides necessary safety, and it can mean everything in that instant when the sea is beating against the shore.
I'm reading Philip Yancey's "Disappointment with God" right now, and reflecting on some of the earlier pages of the book, I find it can be interesting what happens when I try to impose my own expectations on God. I'm left clinging to a solid rock in a storm, complaining because the person beside me got to land on the grassy patch just by the cliff.
I'm exploring a lot of issues right now, and it's fun. But my brain is turning much more quickly than I can type, which is making it difficult to recount any ideas at all. So for now, adieu, bon soir.
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