Foggy (09/22/2025)

This morning, when I went to the porch to bring in my day, I was greeted by fog that compromised my ability to see far and to make out the surroundings. In some respects, it softened everything but in others it made it harder, harder for me to identify what lay ahead. I complimented the LORD on the backdrop, on setting up the visuals of “mystery”, and asked if it was His way of inviting me to come closer.

I believe the LORD does invite us to come closer often, I believe the LORD knows that from our safe perch we cannot fully fathom the “real” of this life. I know in my own life, when things don’t make sense anymore based on what I know, the LORD invites me to come closer, to lean into the mystery, to lean upon Him and to allow Him to guide me. The LORD has taught me over the years that doubt is not the opposite of faith, it is simply an invitation to come closer because from my current perch, I cannot clearly see.

Our lives, our journeys home to the loving and perpetual embrace of our LORD, require us to trust in the LORD. And He is trustworthy. When things don’t make sense to us, it is not time to walk away but rather time to come closer, time to learn more.

This past week, following the death of the young Charlie Kirk to an assassin’s bullet, there has been a well-spring of young people trying to make sense of it all and they have sought to come closer, to understand better, to grasp the why. Yesterday thousands of them gathered in Arizona for a farewell tribute that turned into more of a revival than a memorial. I tuned in for a bit. The crowd included youth and older adults, men and women, and as I listened, for a bit, they were more interested in coming closer to Christ than in political talk. They were more stirred by the spiritual songs than the eulogies. Coming closer to Christ was helping them more to see into the tragedy and to gain the wisdom and love needed to journey on.

As we continue ourselves on our journeys, let us recognize that there will be days when we find ourselves spinning, not understanding the whys behind what we are living, what we are seeing, what we are experiencing. Let us recognize that the truth will only come to us in drawing nearer, not in taking a break or walking away. Real love isn’t easy but it is lasting. Real love isn’t always apparent in our moments, sometimes the image is foggy and begs us to come closer.

Until tomorrow, let us all love well.