RETURNING TO WORK   PLAY…LIFE

     The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”  He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.  LUKE 8:24

     Some of us older gardeners have days when we just don’t feel right, no specific ailments or complaints, just doesn’t feel right.  Other times, we have traumatic events that take us out of the picture. Replacing a hip; scoping a knee; something in the shoulder probably a rotator cup and the ever present back aches are common sources of major storms in our gardens. The list increases seemingly day by day.  Storms of life are upon the horizon.

     The disciples were terrified of the storm that came up suddenly and they went to awaken Jesus who was sleeping in the boat.  Jesus spoke and the wind and the waters lay still.

     In our garden of life, storms and other catastrophic events challenge the peacefulness we seek as we labor among the gardens of family, church and work. When storms come into our gardens we don’t have to go and awaken our Lord to tell him how big our storm is.  We need to face our storm and tell it how big our Savior is.

“...I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” JOHN 10:10

We, like our plants, need to adjust to the amount of daylight, sunshine and labor we experience each day. Don’t over do it the first couple of days or you will pay the price the next couple of days.