What Is The Message?

Waking up on October 10, on October 12 and again yesterday, October 14, to a covering of snow on the ground is not my idea of Fall in Iowa! If this were December or January, it would be beautiful with the light, fluffy, white stuff gently drifting down and decorating the trees in the yard. But this is just too early!

I think of my Uncle Norbert, with his wonderful sense of humor, saying: "There must be somebody new at the weather controls up there. You know, we had that funeral last week of ___________, and I'll be they're the one in charge now!" It surely seems like things are "out of control" lately as we note the weather happenings all around the world.

Whether you subscribe to the global warming position or not, it is difficult not to see the extremely unusual weather occurrences and begin to wonder what is happening. From a faith perspective, I believe that God is trying to get our attention. From God's viewpoint, it is not nature that is "out of control". It is we humans who seem to have "lost it". Once God has our attention, if we are ready to listen, there will be Good News awaiting us.

Does God have your ear yet?