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Dear St. Christopher’s Family,
We are entering into the season of typical Texas storms that seemingly hit us every spring. The effects range from the mildly inconvenient, like power loss or traffic signal malfunction, to the catastrophic damage we sometimes see to our trees, our buildings, or even the bodily injuries that are always a danger in such a storm.
When these increasingly predictable storms come through, I can’t help but think of the story of the prophet Elijah at the entrance of the cave on Mt. Carmel. As Elijah watched a wind, an earthquake, and a fire all wreak havoc upon the mountain. Elijah recognized that the voice of God was not in any of these. God’s was a “still, small voice.”
This Sunday we hear the familiar story of Nicodemus, who visited Jesus by night. Jesus teaches him in the quiet and in the darkness. Surely we recognize God’s hand in great signs and wonders, but God still comes to us in smaller silences. Yes, God conquers sin and evil; yes, God stretches out his mighty hand to save his people. But also: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
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