Avoiding Our Own Disasters

I should have seen it coming. We’re facing yet another crisis over the renovation of the children’s bathrooms at Aschiuta Home in Moldova this summer. In a nutshell, it simply isn’t going to happen. And I must accept responsibility for this.

We arranged to send the children to a summer camp whilst the renovation work took place. The home stands empty today in anticipation of the arrival of a number of volunteers from the states, to carry out the critical construction and plumbing work. Sadly, however, it hasn’t happened. The warning signs were there for me to see, but I put off facing them.

We have a great capacity to stare impending disaster in the face - and then decide we'll leave it till tomorrow before we tackle it. Sometimes, we can find a plethora of reasons why we choose not to face what we instinctively know and as a result, others are affected.

Or, how many of us have received a letter in the post, possibly a bill, and knowing what the contents probably were, simply set it aside so as not to destroy the balance of the day? You can almost hear a faint and familiar voice saying ‘I'll deal with it tomorrow.’

There are strong encouragements in the Bible –warnings as to how we are living our lives, or cautions as to slippery paths we have taken. But it is easier to close our minds, as well as The Book, and to say ‘I’ll deal with it tomorrow.’

What if? Just what if that tomorrow is today? What if all those times we’ve put things off have caught up with us where our decision to make no decision has forced others to make decisions for us. Then where would we be?

That answer also lies in the book we’ve closed – that we’ve put off until tomorrow. Everyday our Lord invites us to come closer to Him. He never pushes us away. All we need to do is stop saying ‘Maybe tomorrow.’


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In the light of Your face Lord,
May we see sisters and brothers, not enemies and strangers
May we see challenges and chances, not setbacks and dead ends
May we see what we are and can be, not what are not and "should" be
May we see today as gift, not as just another day
May we see with eyes of love, not the distorted vision of fear or hate
Help us to open our eyes today and truly see
In the light of your face Lord
Amen

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