Sunday was filled with sunshine.
It seemed brighter than usual as it was
reflecting off the frozen inland sea and
the snow which had drifted all over the
place. It was so bright that I had to wear
sunglasses to use my computer. It was also
very cold, with the windchill taking it to the
double digits below zero. If you had to go
out, you found that the cold would penetrate
you to the bone. Still, with all this it was
beautiful, and pictures would never reveal
the true beauty of it all. A few birds were
flying to somewhere and a couple of deer
showed up on the lakeside of the house.
They were having a tough time working
their way through the drifts. They no doubt
were hungry, and the pickings were slim.
Somehow, they make it through these
winters and for the most part, the severity
of the season is not always this bad. They
have two layers of fur. One is close to the
body and the other over that. The top layer
has hollow hairs which insulate them One
thinks of the hundreds of thousands of animals
and critters and somehow then all seem to
survive. Their species lives on forever.
It is interesting to think that God has a
Divine plan for all of His creatures, and
we are so indifferent even about our
fellow man. Their suffering is not ours
so it is easy to forget, but if we are ailing
we cry out as though we were the only ones.
Somehow this will balance out, and the
forgotten ones will be the prized people,
and the rest can share the embarrassment.
It would be better to tune ourselves up to
the needs of all creatures, especially man
as we proceed through this life. If you are
looking for a room in the Father’s house,
then the time to act is now.
Stanski
January 30, 2023, ^
Steve Haarman 