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“Aunt M, I scared”
In preparation for our August theme: Fear or Faith?, I want to share a story from about a year ago...
My nephew was playing on the floor with his cars while I was eating my dinner. A storm was brewing and the wind was blowing. There was thunder, but no lightning or rain yet. Thunderstorms are not as common in Denver, where we lived at the time, as they are in Louisiana, where I grew up. So, I began to explain thunder, lightning, and storms in a way that a two-and-a-half-year-old could understand.
Kadesh was graciously listening with an occasional acknowledgement of my words, but he was mostly paying attention to his cars—until a train came by.
Joy in the Common Threads
No one likes to have her faults pointed out. Speaking the truth in love can still be painful. And, at times, I know that we reach the end of the month and the Common Threads are the last thing you want to reflect on, because it serves as a spiritual mirror and reminder of our shortcomings.
However, today, I want you to look at the Common Threads in a new way. Let’s find joy in the ways in which God has helped us grow and bloom. Take a moment to thank God for the thorns he is removing. And rejoice in the fact that he places other women in our lives that can serve as iron sharpening iron, encouraging and inspiring us to be as beautiful as a rose in spite of a few thorns.
I rejoice with you in the transformation God is bringing about in your lives, as reflected in the Common Threads. Thanks for taking this moment to rejoice with me as well.
