A Lesson In Reverence

We're having a thunderstorm outside as I write this message. As I hear the thunder booming, I remember being at my grandparent's house during thunderstorms when I was little.

I would be running through the house at top speed while playing with the loudest toy I had, and as soon as the thunder started, my granddaddy would tell me to sit down and be quiet while the Lord was doing His work.

Does anybody else have that memory?

I remember wondering what kind of work the Lord would be doing, requiring me to stop what I was doing (i.e., playing) and be quiet (i.e., bored)?

As an adult, it makes sense, but my 6-year-old self was annoyed and puzzled.

Today I understand that my granddaddy was teaching me about reverence.

He was teaching me to honor an experience, an act of God beyond my control, that presented itself in the form of a thunderstorm.

For most of my adult life, I have fought against what I deemed to be out of my control.

Loss

Change

Other people's choices

As I've matured, I understand the importance of holding our life processes and changes (expected and unexpected, joyful and anxiety-inducing) as sacred transformations.

Today, I heed my granddaddy's instructions during the literal and figurative storms in my life. I find grace when I

Sit down

Be quiet

And let the Lord do His work

May you know peace as you hold your life transformations as sacred.

All my love,

Danielle ❤️

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