(This is an old post reimagined.)
The internet is down! The error message says someone may be trying to break in! Yikes! I’m feeling vulnerable and a little scared.
I think about waiting it out, but I decide that as a fully capable adult I can handle it. I call AT&T.
The voice on the phone tells me that a cable has been cut in my neighborhood and they are working to fix it. The ‘Net will probably be down for 24 hours. I thank her and hang up.
So now what? Does this mean that the Blog post for today will not go out? (Nothing I can do about that.) And I have a bill that is due today. (I can disable WiFi on my phone and pay it.) I was going to write, too.
And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 The Passion Translation
Oh, yeah.
“Lord, thank You that You have given us the internet. It is a powerful, enjoyable tool. Thank You that I am seeing how dependent I have become on it. Show me how to use this day and to honor You without access to the collective wisdom and pleasures of the world. Amen”
So how will I use this day? I could clean, but I cleaned yesterday, and there can be too much of a good thing. (Never thought you’d hear me say that, did you?)
Oh, wait! I still can write, just not blog. So here I am, recording this “adventure.”
In the “olden days” there was always something to fill our time. I’m sure there still is. I could do crafts or read. I could clean closets or drawers. I could take a walk or go to the zoo. Maybe there is time to delete all those emails that have been piling up. Or organize my computer documents.
Or I can just rest, knowing that God has all this under control. Maybe after all, today is a gift, not a setback. Maybe that’s how I should treat it.
“Thank You, Father, for this beautiful day. Please walk with me in it. I love You. Amen”
Today, I am grateful for the internet and the computer that connects to it.
Especially when they’re working!
(Which, come to think of it, is most of the time!)