God Still Works Miracles

Today in this modern world…in this country…where we have everything…and can do anything with our modern science and technology…it is easy to fall into a “who needs God” mentality.  After all Jesus is not walking around…in our face…working miracles.  I have to admit that I have been guilty of this type of thinking.  But, last week God showed himself to me, in a special way, that proved that there is a God and he is still working miracles. 

I agreed to work a retreat but I really did not want to.  I was extremely busy and had too much going on in my little self-centered world.  I did not think I had the time to be doing “God’s work”.  Furthermore, I was unable to go to the organizational meeting and I had received very little information from the director.  At the last minute I decided that I could not back out of a promise that I had made to “God”.  So I grabbed my toothbrush, sleeping bag and three colored shirts (not white)…jumped in the truck and drove the 150 miles to join the other 8 volunteers…only 8…and do a prison ACTS retreat.  Upon arrival it seemed like chaos and confusion and total lack of organization.  The next three days were no better as I grew more and more disappointed with every aspect of the retreat.  It was the classic blind leading the blind scenario…or so it seemed.  I had the feeling of being sent back in time to sail on the Titanic as a third class passenger.  I could see the train wreck coming.  But I had forgotten that God was in charge.  I was not in charge and apparently no one else…no one else but God. 

At the conclusion the inmate-retreatant’s smiling faces and remarks said it all.  There is a God who Love all of us and he had sent the Holy Spirit to work an unbelievable miracle.  

God chooses the inept…the unqualified the most unlikely of us to do his work.  He chooses the weak and the meek…foolish and the imperfect. He chose me.

He chooses you.

You are the miracles…God can turn sinners into saints…if you just let him. All you have to do is say “yes”…”yes, I’ll do it.”

Dear Lord Jesus

Help me live without regret.

Help me Lord not to forget.

I need not worry with my defect.

You can do what I don’t expect.

To You goes all the glory and respect.

Amen.