Unlike...
When a boat hatch blows
And a white plume of smoke
is visible...
A deck hand might call out
for a hose.
Unlike...
When grease in a galley
flames
And smoke begins to billow...
A first mate at the ready
with
a handheld he aims.
Unlike...
When fire roars away from
the slip
And fills a bridge with
choking smoke...
A captain may well order:
"Abandon ship!"
But...
When likewise fires arise
in a marriage
When differences into flames
do burst
When incompatibilities set
an entire
ship afire
There's to be no jumping
ship.
When...
Such hardships appear
they are to be endured.
When...
Such opportunities arise
they can stretch us.
When...
Such difficult times come
up
they can instead be used by God
to make us more holy in Him.
They can be instead...
Smoke to work through,
Flames to communicate about,
Fires to put out,
together.
They can teach us...
How to be more passionate,
How to be more sensitive,
How to be more humble,
with one another.
They can remind us...
To turn to God for help,
To call more on Him in prayer,
To be clinging more to
His loving embrace.
Amos 3:3
Isaiah 43:2
Romans 5:3-5
Psalm 91:15
John 15:5 |
