Corners. I have been thinking about these all week. Some corners we turn are familiar. Some corners are not, leading to surprises.
Some corners are really serious and have deep effects on our lives. I like to call this 'hitting a speed bump on a curve at 100 kph' kind of experience. The driving force behind this was an accident that happened this past week outside a grocery store.
My son Christopher and I were inside at the pharmacy as the incident began outside. The manager rushed in looking for any assistance from the pharmacists. Two rushed out. We finished our shopping and left the store. Right in front of us was a woman lying on a stretcher, waiting to be transported. Her spilled drink lay on the ground. There were 2 fire trucks, an ambulance and two police officers in attendance. And a small crowd of onlookers. The situation was not new to me. Pam, my wife, is trained as a nurse. I am trained as a lifeguard and first responder. Christopher's response was, "Well, I have never been that close to an accident before". And I have. And Pam has. Different journeys entirely from his. We always stop at serious accidents to see if aid can be rendered. This is our training and also our calling as Christians.
Jesus time and again deals with those who have journeys that are outside the norms. Three examples come to mind immediately. John 9 describes a man born blind. There is also the inclusion of a different blindness in reaction to his healing. Acts 9 tells of the radical turn in Saul's journey of life and faith. And then there is the well-known passage in Luke 10. Different turns with different results in the lives of three very different people. All testifying to the power of God and Jesus to change journeys.
We are almost at the end of the year. (More on that next week.) In the year of 2023, where have there been corners in your journey? Pr. Scott
