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Thursday, February 6, 2025
While I don’t enjoy shoveling snow, there are a few satisfying things about it.
When the snow shovel leaves a nice clean track without an icy layer, it feels like there is hope that people and cars can pass safely. An icy layer often means more chipping and scraping to clear the way. A clean track also helps the snow to melt faster because the ground warms up faster to melt nearby snow, and water can find a way out.
Snow is nice and clean. It often makes me think of God’s righteousness and the good things he asks us to do such as love each other. I like the following verses.
For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
Psalm 33:4-5
I hope that political figures consider this and other guidance from the Bible about how to treat our neighbors. There are too many examples in history of how people should not be treated, so we have plenty of knowledge about what is good and bad.
It looks like there are a few more inches of snow expected for this area, so I’ll plan to shovel a few more tracks and think about God’s love.