Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world
gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
Jim's father was wearing a big blue weather coat, and as they prepared to leave, he said, "Son,
come under here." He covered his young son with his coat, and out into the storm they went.
"Even though it was raining hard, the wind was howling and I couldn't see a thing under that coat,
I was not at all afraid," Jim remembers. "Because I knew my father could see where we were
going, so I just held on tightly and trusted him. And soon the coat opened and we were home."
That's what being a loving parent and friend is all about.
(John 14:27
NRSV)
James Moore recalls a special memory from his childhood. When he was five years old he spent a
day with his grandmother, who lived nearby. Toward evening, a fierce storm struck. "Oh, Jim,"
his grandmother said, "how in the world are we going to get you home in this weather?" And the
answer came moments later, as his father walked in the front door. "He had come to get me," Jim
recalls. The wind was blowing; rain was pelting down; lightning was flashing; thunder was
rumbling behind the clouds. The storm showed no signs of letting up. It was dark and scary that
night. "Our house wasn't far away," Jim recounts, "but the storm was nasty and getting worse."
Dear God, thank you for the peace you give to my life. Amen.
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