October 18, 2024

          There once was a man who, while striding down a city street, turned around, and found himself, inexplicably, stranded in a dry and barren desert.  He could still hear the sounds of the city.  He could still see the lights.  But he was nowhere near the city, which had once been his comfort.  He was alone, tired, and thirsty.  Then he looked down to see a small, bright green plant, reaching up from the hot grains of sand.  “How can this be?”  He wondered out loud.  And to his surprise there came an answer, swirling in the air around him.  “I was placed here by One greater than me.  Drink.”   To his surprise droplets of water began to flow from the small plant.  He cupped his hands, lifted them to his mouth, and tasted the sweetest water.  The more he drank, the more the water flowed.  And as it flowed the plant grew into a tree, sheltering him from the heat of the sun.  Still, the water flowed and did not stop when his thirst was quenched.  Rested, and refreshed, and with his thirst satisfied, he rose, only to find himself back on the city street.  No one questioned his disappearance or his reappearance, but he did.  He pondered and struggled with his experience until at last he understood and called out, “I was placed here by One greater than me.”

 And The Holy Spirit says:

           When you find yourself in the midst of miracles, embrace the experience without struggling for an explanation.  Just drink in what has come to you from One greater than thee.