A blank page sits before me.
Mocking me with its space.
I wish that I could see.
What should be in its place.
Sometimes my mind is blank
Or so full it won’t flow free.
It is then that I look up and pray
That God knows what we need.
When I sat down to write this month’s blog, this is what came out. In the last month, something truly tragic happened in my extended family, my state and my country lost a brave and honest man, and some friends lost jobs and loved ones. I also spent five minutes in the mayonnaise aisle at the grocery store because they stopped carrying the kind I have bought for years. There was mayonnaise with eggs (the only real kind), mayo without eggs, mayo made from olive oil, and mayo made from avocados. These are just some of the kinds—not how many Brands there are. How many kinds of mayonnaise does this country need, and who has time to figure out which one to get?
Sometimes in life, we have no choice about matters, and sometimes there are so many choices that we don’t know where to turn. I finally just picked a jar off the shelf, and as for the other issues I mentioned, I continue to pray and offer moral support. When we are overwhelmed by questions of why, choices to make, and tragedies to survive, believing that something good can come from our circumstances is a lifeline. God gives us hope of a better tomorrow. To hope we must cling.