Surprise!!!!

Sometimes God likes to surprise us. I know that may sound sacrilegious, but it isn't. In Max Lucado's book He Still Moves Stones, one chapter references that. It's when Mary Magdalene is on her way to the tomb the day after the Sabbath. He wonders what would have happened if she had given up. What if she had stopped half way there? Think about what she would have missed! She would have missed seeing the resurrected Jesus face to face. What a way to cap the worst days of her life!

Picture your own worst days. Maybe you're living through them right now. Just hold on! As dark as your life can be right now, dawn could just be moments away. Sometimes it's as simple as a turn in the battle toward the positive. Or a kind word in a flood of negativity. A smile when you are surrounded by frowns.

But sometimes it's the answer to a prayer that you've been praying for so long you can't remember when you began. A child has finally returned to the Arms of Christ. The words, "it's in remission" come to your ears. A reunion of with a long lost friend. The next interview tells you that you're just what they're looking for.

So let us hold fast, dear ones. We are walking through the valley of the shadow of death, but the sun will rise and it will be as beautiful and precious as a surprise.