Bombs Bursting In Air
Well, today we set sail for Houston, TX. The purpose of the trip is to shop for the items we need to finish furnishing our house (is that redundant?).
Monterrey, MX is about 2.5 hours from McAllen, TX and there is a toll-freeway (la quota), as well as a non-toll freeway (el libre). When we set out this A.M., it was nice and early and we thought we'd take, "The Libre." After taking 1.5 hours to go from Guadalupe to Cadereyta (a distance of approximately 10 miles) we decided to jump on, "The Quota." There was a protest going on as a result of the elections and the road was completely blocked off. About a half-mile down the road we saw several hundred people and police officers.
Being that it was the 4th of July and we were delayed by several hours, we decided to spend the 4th in McAllen, TX and head on to Houston in the morning. We contacted some friends in McAllen, TX and went and watched fireworks with them. It was a lot of fun for the children and we got slushies (raspados) afterward. It was fun being in smalltown U.S.A. on the 4th of July.
I almost forgot the miscommunication Sandra and I had. When we arrived in McAllen, TX, we got to Melody Lane where we were staying and the children were watching cartoons on TV. I was resting after doing most of the driving up to TX and having a little God Time. I made some phone calls and went out to check on Sandra and the children. It was then that Sandra informed me that she had just heard a newsflash that there were 3 missiles launched by North Korea and they were heading toward the U.S. I believe that she caught part of the newsflash and that half the information she was telling me was accurate, however the point about the missiles heading toward the U.S. and the fact that they had been successfully launched, etc., was not entirely true, although the newscast didn't mention that and Sandra may have misunderstood part of it. She informed me, however, that she and the kids prayed.
Needless to say, being a Cold War kid, I remember the standoff between the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. for years. Hearing a headline like that made me immediately think nuclear weapons. I was alarmed at first, in shock and denial. Nonetheless, I began thinking, what if it was real (I'm a little embarrassed to admit that)? What if today was the last day of life on earth as we know it? I started thinking about all the people I could and should have shared Jesus Christ with and didn't (for a variety of reasons). Within about 20mn (and after no small amount of anxiety) I caught a news update along with checking www.foxnews.com to see if there was any truth to the report. I discovered that they were doing missle-testing.
Nonetheless, it really got me thinking. It really got me thinking hypothetically, like what if it would have been real. What if my world as I know it was going to end today? What if God, the creator of the Universe, was not going to provide me with the breath of life through the end of the day today? Talk about a quickening in my heart.
God, how can I live everyday with the same sense of urgency I felt when, for a brief moment, I thought it was real?
Monterrey, MX is about 2.5 hours from McAllen, TX and there is a toll-freeway (la quota), as well as a non-toll freeway (el libre). When we set out this A.M., it was nice and early and we thought we'd take, "The Libre." After taking 1.5 hours to go from Guadalupe to Cadereyta (a distance of approximately 10 miles) we decided to jump on, "The Quota." There was a protest going on as a result of the elections and the road was completely blocked off. About a half-mile down the road we saw several hundred people and police officers.
Being that it was the 4th of July and we were delayed by several hours, we decided to spend the 4th in McAllen, TX and head on to Houston in the morning. We contacted some friends in McAllen, TX and went and watched fireworks with them. It was a lot of fun for the children and we got slushies (raspados) afterward. It was fun being in smalltown U.S.A. on the 4th of July.
I almost forgot the miscommunication Sandra and I had. When we arrived in McAllen, TX, we got to Melody Lane where we were staying and the children were watching cartoons on TV. I was resting after doing most of the driving up to TX and having a little God Time. I made some phone calls and went out to check on Sandra and the children. It was then that Sandra informed me that she had just heard a newsflash that there were 3 missiles launched by North Korea and they were heading toward the U.S. I believe that she caught part of the newsflash and that half the information she was telling me was accurate, however the point about the missiles heading toward the U.S. and the fact that they had been successfully launched, etc., was not entirely true, although the newscast didn't mention that and Sandra may have misunderstood part of it. She informed me, however, that she and the kids prayed.
Needless to say, being a Cold War kid, I remember the standoff between the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. for years. Hearing a headline like that made me immediately think nuclear weapons. I was alarmed at first, in shock and denial. Nonetheless, I began thinking, what if it was real (I'm a little embarrassed to admit that)? What if today was the last day of life on earth as we know it? I started thinking about all the people I could and should have shared Jesus Christ with and didn't (for a variety of reasons). Within about 20mn (and after no small amount of anxiety) I caught a news update along with checking www.foxnews.com to see if there was any truth to the report. I discovered that they were doing missle-testing.
Nonetheless, it really got me thinking. It really got me thinking hypothetically, like what if it would have been real. What if my world as I know it was going to end today? What if God, the creator of the Universe, was not going to provide me with the breath of life through the end of the day today? Talk about a quickening in my heart.
God, how can I live everyday with the same sense of urgency I felt when, for a brief moment, I thought it was real?
posted by Ron Wilson | 2:48 PM
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