Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Wow, I headed up to CA for an annual climb up Mt. Sinai and found the lodge like this.  Thankfully it was still standing!!  Sadly our train station roof became overwhelmed by the weight and is now on the ground.

Can you imagine the amount of weight on this roof!  It has to be amazing.  You wonder if the lodge is sagging and just waiting for the warmth of spring to bring it relief.  Not that a building can feel:)

I wonder if you ever feel like the lodge.  Like the burdens of life are causing you to sag?  The burdens may be out of your control or things that you could have avoided. No matter the cause, they can be real and they can change your life.  

Just like the sun will give relief to this building so can and will the Son of God relieve your burdens.  Jesus asks us to come to Him, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and He will give you rest.  Take His yoke upon you, and learn from Him, for He is gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your soul.  Matt 11:28-29.

Jesus knew what a struggle this life is.  He knew that the Holy Spirit would enter believers once he physically left this earth.  (John 15-17) So God's presence was going to be felt and known in every believer from Pentecost on.  God's strength and comfort are real.  He has the power and will to carry our burdens,melt them, or at least make them light enough for us to carry. What a promise!

It will be great to see the Lodge without snow and hear the sounds of people talking and laughing along the banks of the Montreal River!