Flooded With Blessings

In the biblical story of Noah, God promises his obedient servant that he will never again destroy the world with a flood. He didn’t, however, say a word about northern Colorado.

If you live in Colorado, or have been watching the news, you know that we have been having torrential, historical rainfall. Like many weather phenomenon in this crazy state (probably because of the mountains, though I am not, of course, a meteorologist), the rain is hit and miss. So, I can leave my house where it is lightly raining, drive through a crazy downpour about a mile-and-a-half south of here, and arrive at my son’s house (about four miles away) to light rain. Because of this, it is hard to know who has been impacted by what the news people are calling the 100-Year Flood, and who hasn’t.

Well, once again, God has blessed us. Though a sister, a nephew, and my stepmother live in northern Colorado, none has (at least to date) had any problems with floodwaters. In fact, all of our family members who live in Colorado have remained high and dry. That’s pretty remarkable considering all the people who live literally 15 minutes north of here who are pumping out their basements or are confined to their homes because their streets are impassable.

I never understand why some people are burdened and some people are spared when there is a crisis. We certainly don’t deserve this blessing more than many others. Still, I will never look a gift horse in the mouth and am not forgetting to give thanks, as St. Paul suggested to the Philippians.