Today is Pearl Harbor Day, a day which President Roosevelt
said ‘would live in infamy’. The day when Japanese bombers swept out of the skies
over Honolulu and wreaked havoc in their ferocious attack. Were there warnings
which, had they been heeded, would have avoided the bloodshed? I don’t know.
I just listened to a Radio 4 program on Putin and the lead
up to the invasion of Ukraine. There were warnings, which were largely disbelieved.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the
northeast of Scotland: snow flurries followed by clear skies and plunging
temps. Winter is about to sweep in. We should prepare.
We ignore yellow weather warnings at our peril, though it is
not always clear what response there should be to threats to peace.
Jesus encouraged us to be wise as serpents, innocent as
doves. To be alert to the signs of the times. He issued yellow warnings and my
take on it is that the only way through storms is to share the boat that Jesus
is in.
I’m in. I just need to remember that while he is in it,
there is no need to be anxious or afraid. He is in control.
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