When I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. Micah 7:8
We have been dealing with very icy sidewalks, steps and streets in the last few weeks here in St. Louis, and recently the inevitable happened: I fell on my back stairs carrying my groceries inside. Fortunately, I was not hurt in any way, maybe just a little shaken up. I laid there for a while before I made the move to get up and carefully walk back inside my house.
The experience reminded me that in this “fallen” world we will fall literally and figuratively at some point. Don’t ever be surprised by that or too shaken up by that. But remember that in Jesus, we will rise, as he did on Easter. We will, by his grace and power and strength, get back up and return to life, led and guided by him and his protection.
