They get it

Talk around The Lord's Rain yesterday spent some time not on how the Canucks would do against the Kings that night, but on the volcanic eruption in Iceland. And since Danilo is from Nicaragua, which has seen more than a few devastating earthquakes, people also noted the 'quakes in Chile and Haiti and did the math.


"This is It, isn't it?" said Cindy. "This is all part of The End."

I affirmed it for her: it's exactly what Jesus told us would happen. And we have to remember what He told us to do: get ready and help others to get ready.

I looked around the place. There was no one in that room that I would have called "stupid". Addicts, down-and-out, mentally ill, whatever ... hardly urbane sophisticates ... but stupid? Not even in that ballpark.

But they get it: they see what's going on and if they're not altogether sure how to handle it, they have an idea where to turn (coming into The Lord's Rain is a good idea, right there). Some of them are starting to realize that there is a way to face these things Jesus warned us about without being fearful.

Come to think of it, isn't that usually the way with people who "get it"? Peter and John were "unlearned men", all the Apostles were generally rough-edged characters except for Paul, and he was a very poor speaker. Moses stammered. Jesus was the carpenter's kid.

Need I go on?