Just when we thought the #beastfromtheeast had blown itself
out, it seems his cousin is beginning to huff and puff our way. Snow is a
possibility for the weekend. And there I was yesterday writing about crocus and
the sense of spring in the air. Sigh.
There’s another beast from the east commanding the attention
of news media right now, too, a sinister beast whose huffs and puffs threaten
indiscriminate mayhem and destruction. This morning I read Psalm 37, which
includes some verses about beasts, referred to as ‘the wicked’. Despite their
schemes and attacks, the psalmist declares that the Lord laughs at them.
Generally, one only laughs at a bully when one is confident of one’s own power
and might.
I find it reassuring, that as nightmarish as it is to know
that the wicked lay in wait to target victims with lethal horrors, God is more
powerful and he knows that their story will be short. We are to hope in him,
trust in him, and pray. That’s where the real power lies.
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