Small effort
September 22, 2023
I’m encouraged daily by my friend, Margaret Nyman’s blog. Her spiritual insights challenge me. She recently observed that her beach had changed. Rains had produced a new river running through it. How? Shifting sand. I quote.
A wild thunderstorm had cut a new route emptying into Lake Michigan.
As the creek steadily ran across a new area of the beach, it gradually carved a deep course, cutting through 3 feet of sand. Never mind its gentle flow. Slow and relentless had done the job. Little by little, individual grains of sand coaxed into the water had washed out into the lake. When enough sand had been moved, the sides collapsed in slow motion, widening the creek and its influence on the beach.
God’s lesson to Margaret: small effort + steadfastness = impressive results.