Last
week I was driving in the truck to Midland from Barrie, and I spotted something
that filled me with great joy. I had
been waiting to see it for months – since the first snow flake touched down
last November, really. To me there is something
life affirming in its vibrant yellow hues, and dust-billowing bristles. Spotting a common street sweeper in April is
my version of other peoples’ first green shoot bursting forth from the dark
earth. It signals the recession of
winter and the emergence of spring. No
longer do we need salty, sandy roads, for there will be no snow for six
months.
Although
I’m not sure God got that memo yesterday.
Lately,
I’ve been feeling like I need that street sweeper to move through my life
too. I’ve got laundry piled up that
needs folding, junk that need organizing, and boxes that need storing. This compulsion to sweep up is so strong that
I even organized a Big Spring Clean on May 12th at the Knox Church
building. 9am to noon. Ahem. Ahem.
After
a long cold winter I am feeling the urge to sweep up and move forward with
optimism towards spring. Same goes with
my spiritual life. I’m looking for God
to breathe new life into me this spring. How about you? Want to get out of the winter blahs
spiritually?
I’m
hoping that this new BASIC series at Knox, will help with that. We are talking about God and the Church on
Sunday mornings and then going deeper on Tuesday evenings in small groups. Last night’s group went deep as we discussed the
fear of the Lord, and I thought, ‘Yeah, this is my spiritual street sweeper.’
What’s
yours?
A
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us Sunday at 10:30 am and Tuesday nights at 7:15 pm.
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more info go to www.knoxmidland.ca
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