A Fragile Life
- Caleb Mariakis
- Aug 3, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded me just how fragile life really is. Our schedules, plans, routines, comfort zones, way of life, society, and even our bodies are so very fragile in the grand scheme of things.
The word "fragile" means this: easily broken or damaged. Something that is not sturdy but easily destroyed. Weak or delicate.
Maybe you can relate to that right now. I know I can. At the beginning of all this chaos, my sleep schedule went from "decent" to "what even is sleep?"... My work schedule completely changed. I wasn't able to see family and friends due to social distancing/quarantine. I also went several weeks without being able to eat at Chick-fil-a!
Seriously though, maybe you had plans to finish your semester at school with your friends. Maybe you had plans to cap off your senior season with a bang, or you had a family vacation you’ve been planning for years. And in just a few days time, those plans and those memories have been taken away due to unforeseen circumstances.
During this season we are all living in, the verse Psalms 46:1 keeps coming to my mind. It says:
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Psalms 46:1
I think we all need this reminder right now. God is our refuge and strength. He's the opposite of fragile. He's the opposite of weak. He is our help in trouble. How amazing is that? The God of the universe, the One that spoke everything into existence, is your help in times of trouble. I don't know about you, but despite how fragile my life is, I gain confidence knowing that He is here in the middle of the mess with me. He hasn’t forgotten. He hasn’t looked away. He is here. And that’s His promise, not mine.
You see, the Gospel isn’t fragile. The reality that Jesus came, Jesus died, and Jesus rose for us, isn’t fragile. Because of what He has done, we can have hope in the mess. We can have confidence in the chaos. We can know that God is our refuge and our strength in the midst of how fragile life is.
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