I was checking out the readings for Mass this morning, to see what to pick for music to go along and this is the first reading. It made me think of all the flooding going on up here and the drought in the south.
Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a
Moses said to the people:
“Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God,
has directed all your journeying in the desert,
so as to test you by affliction
and find out whether or not it was your intention
to keep his commandments.
He therefore let you be afflicted with hunger,
and then fed you with manna,
a food unknown to you and your fathers,
in order to show you that not by bread alone does one live,
but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the LORD.
“Do not forget the LORD, your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
that place of slavery;
who guided you through the vast and terrible desert
with its saraph serpents and scorpions,
its parched and waterless ground;
who brought forth water for you from the flinty rock
and fed you in the desert with manna,
a food unknown to your fathers.”
Hmmmm….
“so as to test you by affliction
and find out whether or not it was your intention
to keep his commandments. ”
Testing….., yup, I’d say many are being tested. I hope we all pass the test.
We got a doozy of a short hard storm last night. Down in the Black Hills they had power outages and man stuck in spots until the power lines were up off the roads and other interesting things. Marianne ( http://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/ ) writes of the trouble her family is having just trying to get feed put up for the cattle. My friend in Arizona has had to sell most of the cattle off that ranch because of drought, as so many others down there have had to do.
Seems we are always being tested in some way. I guess it’s not so much about what happens to us, but how we handle it.
Blessings on you all. Look for the manna. Might not be what you are used to, but rest assured, He has sent it. Sometimes we just need to think outside the box!
Dennisranch 
Very nice JB, Amen!
I think the Lord is checking to see how many fair weather Christians there are…
What music did you pick? Be Not Afraid comes to mind.
I haven’t decided yet. I like to let it set for awhile and let something inspire me. Not a lot of songs in the book I can play so sometimes it’s pretty hard to find music to match scripture. If I could read music, other than the chords, it would sure help. We need a new younger music director who can read music and play the piano or organ!
Certainly can find manna among the nice folks you meet on the Internet!
That’s how I finished to be thankfull for every “test” I got in my life 😉 And really it Works! Thank’s for this lightfull morning!
Possibly someone is trying to get our attention with all the turmoil going on in the world. You are entirely correct..be thankful for the little everyday things..and they all come from God.
It rained buckets here yesterday..just like the April rains years ago. Too wet ..too dry.. the weather is all messed up….the people in Minot have sure been through a bad spell..:(
Thanks for the reminder……seems we’re often reminded where to turn when the going gets tough. Sometimes for me it seems more difficult to remember when the going is good………sounds odd I know but that seems to be when my prayers etc start to slack some – then I’m given a little “reminder” and get back on track! Enjoy your blog……….
Yup, same here. Thank you!
Great post JB…..sounds like there could be a poem or song in this preachin’ !!! 😉