Monday Devotion
The Unknown Dragons
August 23, 2010
Most people are afraid of the unknown. Those things we have never seen or experienced can seem overwhelming. On the old maps, back before the world was understood in modern terms, cartographers, map makers, would put down what they knew, but at the edges of the map, beyond which they had no knowledge or understanding, they would often write, "Beyond here, there be dragons."
Do you have any dragons in your life? Maybe it's starting the new school year at a new school. Perhaps it's a health issue that just won't seem to go away or a fractured relationship that shows no signs of healing. Or maybe your dragon is the uncertainty surrounding St. Matthew congregation at this time.
Our lives are filled with unknowns and, at times, we can be filled with fear, anxiety and worry. Those unknowns become our dragons.
Thankfully, we don't have to be afraid. Even though we won't know exactly how our earthly life will unfold, we DO know that God is always with us and that He will guide us. Even better, we know with certainty that when our earthly life is over, we will be with Him in eternal paradise.
Live with confidence in Christ Jesus and don't be afraid of the dragons!
PRAYER: Dear Father in Heaven, thank you for showing us the Way, the Truth and the Life. Be with us as we face the unknowns of life, until we join you in paradise. In your name we pray, Amen.
