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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Life Goes On

 by Macy Johnson


“So you also must be ready,

because the Son of Man will come at an hour

when you do not expect Him.”

(Matthew 22:44 NIV)

 

It was a frigid January morning in Georgia. Ice floated on the lake forty yards out from our dock. Three ducks swam between our property and the ice floe, diving periodically and in sync. A squirrel scampered from his nest high in the tree to gather dead leaves from branches nearby. He carried the mouthful up in the frosty cold to make his nest cozy. Amid the rare, below-freezing temperatures, life goes on.

 

I walked onto my balcony with a cup of coffee, opened my arms, and lifted my gaze to heaven. I thanked my heavenly Father for revealing Himself every day and pouring out His blessings upon me. A monthly bridge game with friends provided discussions of successful surgeries and distressing details of young lives tragically swept away days before. Life goes on.

 

My reflections landed on a friend whose pet died the same day her first grandchild was born, on another friend who had entered hospice, and another who recently lost her husband. Life goes on, and Max Lucado reminded me life will soon change: “In the meantime keep an eye toward the sky, and live in such a way that Christ will find you faithfully looking for him.”

 

The lake’s current pushed the ice closer. I watched as it broke into pieces against our pilings. Larger floes made eerie, crunching noises against our neighbor’s dock. It was a “once in a lifetime” experience to watch and hear. I wondered if Christ’s return will be on a sunny, cold day like this one.

 

I will keep my eyes on the sky and my hopes up for Jesus’ soon return. I hope you will too!

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