Guest Blogger Alan P. Scaglione - "I'm Just Sayin"

Jett with his Nano (Alan)

                                 “I’m Just Sayin’”

By Alan P. Scaglione

   I took my 19 month old grandson Jett to the beach this weekend! Yes, we live in Florida, and it was 78 degrees and a beautiful spring day at the beach! Jett had never been to the beach. He loved the sand and the texture of it in his hands. He started running toward the beach, and then he saw it! The Water! He took off for it, and I started running after him, wanting to be there to protect him, just in case.

So there’s Jett, at the shore, seeing the tide roll out, running toward it..when all of a sudden, it starts running back at him! His eyes get big as silver dollars..he wasn’t expecting that! He sees the water coming toward him, but he’s paralyzed..not able to move fast enough to get away from the tide now chasing him! Just as the water is about to cover his shoes, Nano(that would be me!) scoops him up, away from the tide and  lifts him to safety and Jett shouts out “Whee!”

   Made me wonder? How many times do we go chasing after something, never in our wildest minds thinking, it may just turn and chase us back! And when it does, we are immobilized with fear or panic of what to do or how to remove ourselves from the impending harm or pain?

And then…in one gently felt swoop, we feel the arms of God lift us to safety…and we breathe that sigh and go “Whee!”

Next time you’re in trouble..just dial 911..Psalm 91:1 says, ”He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty!”

I’m Just Sayin’…

Brother “A”