Did the title of this blog grab your
attention? Are you a sun worshipper and
have already resented the thoughts the title brings to your mind? If so, you may have to stop reading now
because this post may not be pretty!
Turn away now before it’s too late and you read the musings of one who
has a battle with summer! The term
“battle” may call to one’s mind a serious contentious disagreement between two
or more parties! Yup, you guessed it, I
have a battle with another party by the name of summer!
I live in what is known as the Lower
Mainland in British Columbia. Other
parts of our country have given us a reputation for having a lot of rain. I ask you, what’s the big deal about rain? Oh, the sweet memories I have of rain even
summer rain! Oh, how I love walking
through a puddle I didn’t notice in time and feeling its contents soaking
through my shoes and socks! Rain at this
point in time is but a memory.
In the past at least two months this summer
our area and other parts of the country have endured heat waves that don’t know
when to stop! Stop I tell you, cease and
desist right now! Oh the misery of over
30 degrees Celsius day in and day out!
In my area it is not unusual this summer for us to be inflicted with 35
Celsius or even higher. Isn’t that just
obscene?
As I write this post I am becoming aware
that some readers may think, “Man, this guy is a real whiner! He must be a total thrill to be around at a
beach party!" Well my friends, if you are
indeed thinking such thoughts here is my reply.
I don’t go to beach parties!!
They are usually held during hot, sweaty weather like this summer and there’s
sand that gets into your bathing suit and hamburgers! There’s the smell of coconut butter that
people lather themselves in! Not me I
tell you! I’m in the shade writing about
my battle with summer sipping a beer and eating veggie chips! Please don’t think I indulge in alcohol very
often only now and then! Okay, now that I
‘ve gotten that off my chest I will continue!
Even with what I have stated to this point
I am reminded of something fundamental to my faith. I thank God that He created the seasons
including summer! Now and then I show
how I may take things for granted like the beauty of His creation. I see how summer heat can lead to forest
fires that in turn lead to destruction and panic! I hear of the threat of drought and how this
threatens our water supply.
When we panic or perhaps I should say, when
I panic, I may take things for granted.
Perhaps God even sends such things as summer heat to the degree many
aren’t familiar with to remind us that even the winds and summer heat obey Him! Nature has also been given limits that perhaps
only God understands! I sure don’t! I therefore pray that my battle with summer
soon ends and that things cool down. I doubt I will ever welcome
summer heat but perhaps God in His mercy will allow me to see the beauty around
me in spite of it!
If you dear friends enjoy summer heat I
pray you have been thrilled this summer!
Now, bring on the rain!
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