Following Jesus into Snowzilla
Last week the Northeast got blasted by record snow fall. In Pittsburgh we got over 21” in one 24 hour period. With snow like this there are lots of responses–kids cheer, some people grumble, while others simple start shoveling.
All this snow gives Christians a chance to live out their faith. Most of the times we Americans are pretty good at pretending as if we’ve got everything covered. With a storm like this people are more willing to accept help. For those of us who are healthy it gives us a chance to care for people in a way that is often much harder. You’ll also notice that when people start to get cabin fever, and so even though its cold I’ve stood outside and had a number of conversations with many of our neighbors.
I know that many people will want to grumble when they hear the news of more snow coming this week, but see it as an opportunity to get to know more about your neighbors and to help out some folks.