It was a bright Sunday morning and I was all excited and
ready to go to church. This Sunday I was at Seattle and had to meet up with a
friend and go to church together. The church was almost an hour’s journey away
from Downtown. As usual I promptly verified the bus timings and was at the bus
stop well ahead of time to make sure I don’t miss the bus ‘cause I hate going
late to church. As the clock kept ticking past the excepted time of arrival of
this particular bus I grew anxious and became a little restless. Generally
“King and County” bus service never runs late ! But seemed like today it was an
exception.
The questions running across my mind – “did I actually see
the wrong timings and I missed the bus ?”, “Why would the bus come late when I
want to go to church on time ?”, “Is not God mindful of my good intentions ? ”, “should I forget about going to church today and just go back home?” I was
quite upset and confused as to why something like this would happen on a happy
Sunday morning and ruin the entire day. Nevertheless, I chose to let out a
small but earnest prayer from my heart, asking God to intervene and help me.
And I chose to wait for just a few more minutes before giving up !
Lo and behold, I could see at the end of that long road, the
sun’s rays reflecting off the windshield and
glittering glass – it was the bus ! Finally I let out a sigh of relief
at the sight of the approaching bus. But my happiness was short lived - I
realized that the bus which was now right in front of me, is the one which
takes a slightly different route. With no other choice I quickly hoped in. My
disappointment only grew bigger. Already the bus was running late and now the
route is different.
All these negative thoughts came to a full stop when this
bus went over a bridge crossing the freeway underneath, which was a
“Stand-Still” with traffic jam – the route which the actual bus I was waiting
for would have taken. Suddenly there was this great sense of gratefulness in my
heart, that I got into this bus. God is interested in the very small things of
our lives and He is involved in them actively. If only we will “Be Still” and
trust Him for his guidance, we will see that He is always faithful.
Are you
confused and worried about those small things piled up today ? Would you
be still and allow God to intervene in those situations ? Commit everything you
do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.
Let the serenity
prayer be your prayer today :
God
grant me the serenity
to
accept the things I cannot change;
courage
to change the things I can;
and
wisdom to know the difference.
