Lightning Rods

When I was a boy, a man came to our farm to put lightning rods on the barn. My dad tried to explain to me why we needed lightning rods, and what might happen when the thunderstorm came. I saw lightning hit that barn, a great bolt of white energy that dissipated through those heavy wires into the ground. Years later a friend told me what God expects of us: That we are to be lightning rods for God’s creative and healing energy in the world. I knew then how lightning rods work and how God works in the world.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord!
Josh