Hot

Yesterday was a record breaking day in the Puget Sound. Temperatures over 100 degrees don't often happen hear and especially when they get over 105. People were huddled for "meetings" in Starbucks; I'm sure the fact that inside it is air conditioned had nothing to do with those meetings. I heard people were happy to be called in to work b/c work ahd a/c and home didn't.

Yesterday, at a meeting outside of Starbucks, in the shade I was thinking about the people around the world who never really get relief from heat; maybe they have to walk a few mile in the heat just to get to the next shade. We drink water like it is gong out of style and so many have to walk 2-3 miles to the well just to carry it back with them. We walk into any number of rooms in our house and there is water when we turn the knob.

The youth ministry is going camping this weekend over in Sun Lakes. It is supposed to be 100 everyday and there is very little shade at he camp site, but there is a lake and showers. Imagine having to carry all your things, everything you own to move your family to a place that has a lake, just so you can have water. We are so spoiled.

I was also thinking about refrigeration. We freeze our gallon jugs of water to be ice and then water to drink and many people in the world never have access to refrigeration or have never had ice.

What are we complaining about? We have the hope that in a couple of days the weather will be back to normal and we can relax and sleep better at night. We will be able to walk between our a/c'd car and the office w/o breaking a sweat. WOW, how shallow we have become; me included. Let us be thankful in all things, including hot weather for all that Jesus has provided for us, namely the hope of glory.