In the part of the country I live
in, torrential rains lash out their furry for almost four months at a stretch. You
hardly get to see the sun during these days. But people here are so used to
this kind of weather that in-spite of the heavy rains, normal life still goes
on as usual.
The monsoon has just set in and
the weather is quite pleasant though it keeps raining the whole day. I commute
by bus to office very morning. I am a creature of habit – I take the same bus
every day, at the same time and occupy the same seat, on the left aisle, right
in the front. Something, though not unusual, caught my attention this morning!
I was not able to clearly see
anything through the windshield of the bus as it was raining heavily and the
water hitting the glass made it impossible for me to see the oncoming traffic.
But the driver’s side of the same windshield was clear and he was able to drive
the bus through traffic safely. The windshield of the bus had just one wiper
unlike that of a car, which has two. This wiper made sure that the water
hitting the glass did not block the vision for the driver.
It was the same windshield, but my
side of the glass showed me a very blurred image of what was in front but the
driver’s portion of the glass was wiped clean and he could see clearly! It did
not matter whether I could see or not, ‘cause the person who was at the wheel
could see what was coming on to us and it was he, who was navigating. I reach
office safely.
As I was pondering over this, I
realized how even in our lives, we don’t get to see what is in store ahead of
us.
Will I get through that interview
? How am I going to complete this work ? Will I be able to provide for my
family this month ? Will that promotion come through ?
We don’t see the future. We don’t
know what might happen the very next minute ! We get anxious and worried. We
fail to enjoy each new day the Lord graciously adds to our lives by fretting
about things beyond our control.
Let us rest assured because the
one who is at the wheel can clearly see through all that seems so blurred to
us. He will navigate us through the stormy seas and bring us ashore !
We need to be wrapped by the calm assurance and faith that
made the shepherd king say, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want”.
Each time the dark clouds of doubt seem to overshadow you
and the fetters of fear seem to grip you, sing along boldly with Gaither,
“Because He lives I can face tomorrow, because He lives all fear is gone.
Because I know, yes I know, He hold my future; And life is worth a living, just
because He lives !
Azariah Jerry Manuel
