December 8: Psalm117:2 For great is his steadfast love towards us, and the
faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever. Praise the Lord! Some memories etch themselves deeply into our mind. While rock climbing
in college up a steep cliff, I remember getting nearly ten feet from the top
and my fingers began feeling like soggy carrots and my muscles just couldn’t
hold any more. It was scary, even knowing I had a rope around me and that there
was someone on the other end. I had come to the end of all I could do. It was a
complete feeling of exhaustion. It was hard to know even what to say, as I had
never had this experience before. Finally the person holding the rope realized
that nothing was happening and cried out to me. In a weak voice I tried to
shout that I needed help and could not go any further. I remember that there
was some sort of challenge for me to try some more, but also sudden realization
from the sound of my voice that it was time to help. Several people had to pull
me up to the top. I was so very thankful, a bit embarrassed, but happy to be
alive.
It is also very reassuring that the steadfast love of the Lord
never ends. It is stronger than the rope holding me that day, and knows when my
cry is too weak to be heard.
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