Remembering our history
Last Sunday Pastor Caz went through Psalms 77, where the writer
laments God’s silence in the first half of the poem, and then in a drastic
turn, he then chooses to focus on God’s deeds. There’s no explanation for the
turn in the poem. There is no indication that God spoke to the writer. The
writer just chose to change his focus. We can learn a lot from that approach. I
loved how Caz shared some of his family history. We all have times when we feel
as if God is silent and not answering our prayers. There is great suffering in
the world.
When we
can, in our own lives and in the lives of our families, we need to remember the
times God answered us. The times He spoke to keep us from riding a bike into
the street. The time He guided us to the right job, or the right college, or
the right neighborhood. The times He spoke to someone with addiction and a new
path was chosen. The mornings we wake up in a warm house with a healthy family.
Dark times
are real. It is not always easy to have faith that God is listening. Let us
remember those bright moments when we knew
God heard our cries. Write them in journals, in documents, tell them as
bedtime stories to your children or as part of holiday traditions. Post it to social media. Whatever it takes
for us to remember the deeds of a God great enough to make water tremble. (Psalm
77:16)
Beth Kropf
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