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The fog was an incredible sight last week; I was amazed at the thickness of it and also how long it had lasted during the day.

A moment that sticks out was when I was driving back along the highway enjoying the sun and clear surroundings, when, as I looked ahead, all I could see was this thick wall of fog.

As I entered into it, the sun was no longer visible and one could not see that far ahead of them. It was an incredible sight to behold.

Driving through it, I was struck with the idea of how life does the same thing, only most of the time we do not know we are in the fog until it has already engulfed us.

Many troubles seem to follow us throughout life and trying to navigate through them can be near impossible at times.

The fog of family problems, sickness, death, even traffic and construction, can overwhelm us, especially when they all seem to happen at once.

But something else I noticed last week was every once in awhile I could hear the piercing sound of the foghorn and to me it was a reminder who God has told us, “Lo, I am with you even unto the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:20.

Even though life can become overwhelming, God often lets us know that He is there for us, even amidst the fog.

Published in Delta Optimist November 1 2013

Photo Credit david.dolphin

By now I am sure many have heard of the bombings at the Boston Marathon. Our lives, whether directly affected or not, are in a world where tragedies and atrocities happen, and our lives, whether we like it or not, are affected by it. And in times like this I wonder, if this could happen there, could this not happen anywhere?

As I walk through life, I have seen disasters, both natural and man-made; I have seen acts of terror brought upon people.

Two that come to mind: the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion (as a child growing up in Florida, we were out on the playground watching the launch), and the other is 9/11 where I personally lost friends in that attack. One an accident and the other deliberate, but I have come to the same conclusion in both: Life is precious.

Being a pastor, I get to witness how precious life is, from births to deaths. In birth, parents often ask for prayer that God be with their child throughout life, and in death a prayer thanking God for having been with them through it and as they go into Heaven.

In times of tragedies and atrocities, I cannot help but look to God as my refuge and strength in knowing that He will neither leave me nor forsake me, and it is in times like in Boston, that I hold that faith ever closer still.

Published in Delta Optimist April 19 2013

Photo Credit Dale Chumbley