Fourth day of Lent - The Flood

 

Alex Honnold free climbs Taipei 101
Credit: Taipei Times

We all know the story of the great flood that wipes out many civilisations.  Almost all cultures have this tale set deep within their past.  It speaks of the frailty of life; like "a candle in the wind."

The curious thing about our world is that it is full of wonder, beauty and plenty, juxtaposed with harsh heartless brutality.  

Yesterday I heard Robert Alain, the French spiderman, talking about a recent 'free climb' of the building called Taipei 101.  He was asked how one copes with the risk of imminent death.  What Alain didn't say is that we all undertake similar acts of bravery every day.  Just walking along a pavement next to a busy road, or traveling inside the car on the motorway... Life is full of risk.

I think that the flood story tells us that we are noticed.  we are not alone.  There is method in the madness.  If we look, the signs of hope are about us, and we will arrive on solid land. 

It may feel bleak, but Salvation is in the air.

 8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth. Genesis 9

PRAYER:  You have told me the story.  You know how it ends.  My trust is in you.