St. Francis of Assisi

Colossians 3:23‭-‬24 NIV http://bible.com/111/col.3.23-24.NIV

I don’t want to hurt, but if hurting will bring me closer to you, I’ll hurt.

Yep, every time.

This morning the Holy Spirit brought to mind earthquakes and infrastructure. I recalled what I had heard from a teacher a few years ago about the construction of buildings in areas that are highly-susceptible to earthquakes. As I researched this construction and the methods used, I saw that companies were getting together and creating buildings that were meant to be bent and not broken. In one specific construction project, some of the materials used were steel rods for the structure, light roofs, and materials that were sturdy yet flexible and lightweight. The combination of strength, durability, flexibility, and lack of weight produced a structure that could withstand the weight of its inhabitants but not be destroyed by the shaking of its foundation. So that got me to thinking, what if I approached my faith in a similar manner? What if I were conscientious of my faith and of the inevitable earthquakes of life? What if I kept those quakes in mind and allowed my faith to be constructed in such a way that when life produces things that shake my foundation and knock down everything else surrounding me, though I may bend, I’m not broken.