I take walks with my grandson. Every time he sees water, we have to stop.
“Grampa, can I throw rocks? Please?”
“OK. Just little ones now.”
“OK. Wow! that one went way out there!”
“Look at that design. Circles, ripples…there they go!”
“How ’bout a BIG rock? Can I throw a BIG one? Pleeeease?”
“You don’t need to throw big rocks. The little ones are fun. They make pretty patterns, right?”
Sometimes we don’t think clearly of our real influence or “ripples” in some stranger’s life. It doesn’t really take much, and it is fun to watch. God’s designs are so perfect–all those circles, expanding outward in the water; God’s designs cause outward movement, stirring the water; no one knows what the ending or results will be…how far will those ripples go before they fade?
Is your heavenly Father asking you to perform a simple kindness, offer an encouraging word, or just to connect with another brother or sister in God’s creation? We’re all His pebbles, skipping on the water of the world. When our actions for Him create perfect ripples, we make Him smile. Go and do whatever you can, wherever you can…ripples can happen in an ocean or a mudpuddle. In a confusing, hurting world, every pebble counts.
John Richwine
Categories: Gulfport trips
No life lessons in this post, just a quick description of my week so far. I’ve been on the same job all week, which has been good. It’s been good to get to know Ella Quinn, the homeowner. Or I should say “home” owner because there’s really not a house yet for her to own. We’ve been working on her foundation, which has to be 6 feet off the ground. It’s kind of strange to be working on a first story floor that is 6 feet off the ground! Ella is a really neat lady who loves Jesus. We were working on the floor today, as I already mentioned, and I think it was Ella’s grown daughter who was there and singing gospel songs and praising Jesus as we were working. It was pretty neat. So this week, I’ve hauled probably at least a ton of concrete, I’ve moved and lifted more boards and sheets of plywood than I thought physically possible, and I’ve been serving God doing it. Kind of cool. So, it’s been a good week. I’ve been having fun getting to know the team. I’ve been with a lot of the same people this week and I can tell you that we’ve got some crazy hard workers with us on this trip. Stephanie McKaig never sits still. She’s amazing. Len is a machine. Linda can work circles around me. It’s been inspiring actually to work with these people. One of the best weeks of my life, easy.
Stacey
Categories: Uncategorized
