Friday, July 20, 2012

Being a man means representing God's strength in crisis

God's Boys will be good boys! It was a beautiful picture of God's strength to see the officers and officials representing order, amidst the chaos of tragic events. Womanhood has its place. There is comfort and strength in womanhood. The stalwart nature that God has invested to men is a trust. The line has been blurred, but the representation is still the same. The eyes pan the landscape for a representation of stability. The men that are around represent that, for God. God has deposited a little of Himself in the strength, large or small. Their eyes and their standing in times when the rest of us are collapsing. Tears may fall, or they may have the measure of strength to keep their tears when the world seems to be falling. God can use that. There is a place for the empathetic tear to fall and there is a place for the strength of place that calls everyone to order. Like my coach, Mr. T. whose pointer finger is indellibly in my minds eye when there is a task beyond to attend to. I can't, I said so many times. My knees are knocking together and I don't know how to keep it together amidst this. The whistle has blown and you will do what you have practiced. Sure enough, his strength was enough to stand on, when the whistle blew. Men are that for so many around that they do not know. I pray that God will strengthen you to be that for others as well.

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