First Snow

     

As soon as God speaks, the earth obeys.  He covers the ground with snow like a blanket of wool, and he scatters frost like ashes on the ground.  ~Psalm 147:15-17

The Baltimore area got its first snow this past Friday.  Baltimore is not known for snow or winter sports.  That's because, sitting on the Mason-Dixon line, we are bounded by mountains to the west which usually block all that 'lake effect' snow, dropping it all over Pittsburgh instead.  Well, on Friday, the mountains failed to stop it, and we ended up with snow in November.  It started as light flurries (photo 1) which was nice for the kids.  But suddenly the wind whipped up and we had near white-out conditions for about a half an hour (photo 2) leaving behind enough snow to confuse humans and pets alike (photo 3).  The thing to remember is that a couple of weeks ago we had temperatures in the 70s.  I hadn't even gotten my winter sweaters out yet.  There's still a dusting of snow even now.

No matter where you come out on the man-made vs. natural cycle global warming debate, the fact remains that nature and its weather are awesome.  Awesome because it is a clear demonstration of God's awesome power.  Weather and those natural wonders do tend to turn a human's thoughts toward the spiritual.  So much poetry and music inspired by weather....even the unbelievers can sense the Divine hand in it.  My favorite psalms are the ones that describe how the whole earth is designed and controlled by God (ie:104 and 147).

So, if God can bring snow to Baltimore in mid-November, He certainly can resolve financial crises, family strife, medical concerns, and all manner of fears and worries that we bring to Him.  And I am truly, truly thankful for that!  The burden of worry and fear would be way too big if I didn't cast my cares on Jesus.