Trains

 From some of my favorite memories there have been trains.  As a child I found the sounds of the train comforting and it made me think of my grandparents who lived on the other side of the track.  As an adult I loved the train because it brought my then boyfriend now hubby home from work.  I loved the train as a young teacher because I would listen to it go on my corner of my two flat apartment  just like a stereo from one ear to the other on its journey after a long day at work.   I also have always loved the train  because it was predictable and I could count on it to get me safely to my destination.  Even today I still enjoy walking by the train and occasionally taking it into Chicago.  My runs go by the train and it still excites me as I see its journey several times a day going because and forth in my community.

The train reminds me of the Lord.  He is stable, loving always there and brings us our needs.  Isn't it neat to know that the Lord brings us consistency, peace and comfort even in the midst of our worlds instability.

I Corinthians 14:33

33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.