Musings at Altitude

This has been an incredibly busy day, with every possible minute filled up with either conference calls or meetings.  And just after lunch, I had exactly 7 minutes from the time I got in the car till the time I needed to initiate the conference call that would occupy my time all the way to the airport. 

As I sat quietly, I looked at the radio and figured out I had time for just 1 song.  I turned up the volume, and sure enough, “I’ll Praise You in This Storm” was on the radio.  For those of you who read my last blog and are now saying “yeah right”, it really is true.

I sang along with the song for those few minutes I had available, and smiled as I thought about what just happened.

For those of you who actually believe in “coincidence”, I wonder what the chances of this happening really are.  I listened to maybe 10 minutes of radio yesterday and then maybe 3 or 4 minutes today, and in both cases, “Praise You in This Storm” was on the radio.  In addition, heavy rains were in the area and storm clouds were all around, so as I sang I smiled in knowing that the gentle whisper from yesterday seemed like a giant scream today – “I’m with you”.

I often times wonder why God isn’t more visible and using His almighty hammer more often to get our attention.  No doubt He does at times.  But what I’m seeing, when I take the time to watch and listen, is His obvious yet subtle presence, and He’s eager to have us separate ourselves from the busy-ness of our lives to worship Him.

As I write this note, Denver is getting hammered with a blizzard, Houston is getting hammered by a thunderstorm, and New Orleans (where I sit) is engulfed in ominous looking clouds and lots of desperate people trying to get home to Denver and Houston.

And I sit here smiling….because I don’t believe in coincidence…”I will praise you in this storm!”