As I continued to drive, the sky got darker and darker (yes, I drove into a storm even though I don't like them!) In front of me was a white bird flying around. It stood out! The white looked so clean and crisp against the black storm. I was amazed at how visible the bird was.
As I thought about the dark sky and the white bird I thought about school. (You are shocked I know! I can't help that school is on my mind all the time!). The dark sky reminded me of all the stress and work left to do at the end of the year. The combination of crazy schedules and end of the year wrap up leaves stress levels high for all! The fear of the unknown during summer puts emotional stress on some of the students. As the white bird flew around, I thought about Christ, in His perfect glory. I was reminded of how He overcame evil. I thought about the clean pure white bird as Christ standing out against the darkness of the storm.
As I pondered all these thoughts I decided that in the midst of storms, whether at school, in the lives of coworkers or students, and in my friends' lives the thing that stands out and looks different is Christ. Although the bird was so small, I could clearly see it. We need to be the bright white bird that stands out. We are flawed and need Christ to help us be the white. We will stand out alone but think how much we'd stand out if we joined together. Allow Christ to use you to stand out in the storm and join with fellow Christians. Remember almost everyone is going through some kind of storm whether you know about it or not!!
