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DOWN THE DRAIN  

1/30/2014

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                                         DOWN THE DRAIN                                                      
                                   When our children were younger, they 
                                   would, on occasion, go to the kitchen 
                                   sink and wash the sand and dirt off
                                   their prized marbles. Inevitably, two or
                                   three of those roundies would slip out
                                   of their tiny hands and click together 
                                   at the bottom of the curve of the drain
                                   pipe.

                                   Without getting too philosophical, might
                                   we not draw some parallels between this 
                                   innocent childish incident and our own 
                                   occasional feelings about losing our grip
                                   on our life's marbles, watching them 
                                   bounce aimlessly over the precipice of 
                                   the drain of our fret and strain.

                                   Fortunately, we have been given the 
                                   Gospel of Hope. Without it, we would be 
                                   as St. Paul stated, "the most miserable of 
                                   creatures."

                                   The Gospel of Jesus Christ equips us with 
                                   the best tools available to extricate ourselves
                                   from the drain pipes in which we often find
                                   ourselves lodged.
                                   The Gospel is able to set any of us free, even
                                   from the dirtiest and deepest of drains
                                   (By the way, does anybody have a pipe wrench
                                   we could borrow for a couple of hours?)


                                   (This article was written in 1977 when our 
                                   children were really young.)
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