Hello,
In a couple of
days we will have ended another spin around the sun. According to the internet, we’ve been travelling at 67,062
miles per hour and spinning at the rate of somewhere around 1000 miles per
hour. That’s quite a ride! Compare that ride to the ride of the
fastest roller coaster in the world,
the Formula Rossa
in the United Arab Emirates which races along its track at a top speed of 150
miles per hour. If you can’t go
that far for a thrill, there’s a coaster at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio that
hits 120 miles an hour.
I know the feeling of my stomach in my throat as I have gotten of some
roller coasters, a couple of which I have said when I stepped off, “I don’t
think that I will do that again!”
There are some people who enjoy that feeling. They enjoy the racing of their hearts and the sweat gushing
from their glands. But not
me. Put me in a Bumper Car or a
water dowsing Log Ride, and I will feel like I have gotten my money’s worth out
of my amusement part ticket fee.
The problem about the ride that you and I have taken this year around the sun is that there is no
getting off. And unlike amusement
park rides, the ride around the sun is never the same. Well, physically it may be the same,
but in reality it takes us over and around new curves, up and down new valleys,
and spinning us through new cork screws.
We never know as the ride starts again if it will be smoother or
bumpier, calmer or scarier. All we
know is that we’ll be travelling at 67,062 miles per hour and spinning at 1000
miles per hour.
No wonder we are often pretty tired and worn out as we end each lap.
When I take my seat on a roller coaster, I make sure that I am firmly
clamped in by the safety bar across my lap. Fact of the matter, I even feel more prepared for the ride
ahead if I am fastened to my seat not only across my waist, but also over my
shoulders. As I hear the clicking
of the track engaging the car, I jostle the harnesses to make sure they are
tight and say, “Ok….here we go!”
So, as you and I hear the seconds click
as the track engages our car to take us into the coaster ride ahead, notice
that you are well strapped in…strapped in by the arms of Jesus that were nailed
into place for you. Who knows how
wild the ride will be this year, but beyond the fact that we can be certain of
the speed and the spin, we can also be certain of this: we will not be thrown
out. So if you are feeling your
heart beginning to race and sweat
beginning to rise, fear not. Jesus
will hold you tight through each bend and twist, climb and fall until you
arrive at the end of this year’s spin…..where you’ll get to go for yet another
ride. “Ok….here we go!”
Have a great week.
God’s grace and peace, (GGAP)
Pastor Jerry Nuernberger
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