Look Up - Look Around!

Worship Wednesday with Pastor Edith
January 28, 2025

Recently, during our worship service, we sang a relatively new song called “A Million Miracles”. What a reminder that miracles are all around us, but we often miss them because, like one person said; “We miss the silver lining because we are looking for gold”.

I am often around folks who are dealing with some pretty rough issues. I realize more and more the importance of constant prayer as I move through each day. I find that reviewing the reality of miracles helps me see God’s hand at work even with the sick and dying, the hurting and the crying people God allows me to comfort with His comfort.

Hebrews 2:3- 4; “This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him. God also testified to it by signs, and wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will”.

I hear the writer saying to me; Look up, look around, God is still the same God and He is busy doing amazing things to remind you that He is still a very present help in time of need.

The word miracle means; “An event that seems impossible to explain by natural laws and so is regarded as supernatural in origin or as an act of God” (Webster’s II). Working with this definition, it would be easy to overlook things we perceive as coincidences. Noah benShea in his book “Jacob’s Ladder” speaks about this; “I think we are a reflection of God. While others look at the world around them and see only coincidence, I look at the world and see coincidence as God’s cloak of humility” and “What makes a miracle is our willingness to see one” (Pgs. 99-100). Wonderful words for life, don’t you think?

When I was in my late teens, I worked at K-Mart and one of the things they used to do to get people to look for bargains was to place a flashing red light somewhere in the store highlighting the buys of the day. One day I was invited to make the announcement over the P.A. system; “Look up, look around K-Mart shoppers, the flashing light is on”. I am asking that we spend some time today and every day looking up, and looking around. You may be surprised how many miracles you will experience. Maybe, you are one of them (smile).

AMEN and Pray On!