[From Angela Barraclough via Pastor Beryl]
A while back I read a story of a visiting pastor who attended a men's
breakfast in the middle of a rural farming area of the country.
The group had asked an older farmer, decked out in bib overalls, to say
grace for the morning breakfast.
"Lord, I hate buttermilk," the farmer began. The visiting pastor opened one
eye to glance at the farmer and wonder where this was going.
The farmer loudly proclaimed, "Lord, I hate lard." Now the pastor was
growing concerned.
Without missing a beat, the farmer continued, "And Lord, you know I don't
much care for raw white flour."
The pastor once again opened an eye to glance around the room and saw that
he wasn't the only one beginning to feel uncomfortable.
Then the farmer added, "But Lord, when you mix them all together and bake
them, I do love warm fresh biscuits."
"So, Lord, when things come up that we don't like, when life gets hard, when
we don't understand what you're saying to us, help us to just relax and
wait until you are done mixing. It will probably be even better than
biscuits."
AMEN
Within that prayer there is great wisdom for all when it comes to
complicated situations like we are experiencing in the world today.
Stay strong, my friends, something even better is going to come.