3-509th Unit Ministry Team
"It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions."
- Anonymous
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Spiritual Sustenance July 2008 |
Lately in our weekly staff meetings, the room chuckles upon reading the all-encompassing forecast as described by the local news: 7am – nice, 12pm – hot, 5pm – muggy. Nice, hot, and muggy, it really sums up our days this time of year. During our recent field exercise, a few of us spent time enjoying the thought of jumping into a nice, cool and refreshing pool. Summer continually brings about the tug and pull between too hot and pure refreshment. One of the most classic ways of refreshing is to see kids playing in water spraying out of a fire hydrant. Although neither my wife nor I were able to enjoy this experience as kids, PBS regularly engrained this ideal definition of refreshing into our minds. There is enjoyment in the picture of children tempted by the main blast yet unable to place anything more than an arm or other appendage inside the strong current. When the hydrant is open, attention is nowhere else. It wasn’t until recently that I realized this activity could be dangerous without road-guards. But this type of pure refreshment on a summer’s day still holds its
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Spiritually too, it is also normal to pass through seasons. There can be weeks or months of dryness with the added heat of daily stress. However, even within the toughest of spiritual seasons there can be times of refreshing. Perhaps changing methods of delivery might make an impact, such as listening to Scripture rather than reading. Sometimes finding one who is down and offering spiritual encouragement replenishes our purpose and energizes our spiritual step.
There are plenty of potentially refreshing fire hydrants; in fact, eighteen are along my route from work to home. And although closed, they remind me that even in the middle of a hot and oppressive season, there can still be wonderful times of refreshing.
Blessings,
CH Morken
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