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The Baron Soul

In the Chilean village of Chungungo water is nearly as valuable as precious metal. The region is arid and parched, forcing the village to truck in fresh water over dirt roads from miles away. Until recently the average person could afford a mere four gallons a day (compare that to the average American who uses ninety gallons a day), and buying even that meager amount soaked up 10 percent of household incomes. In Chungungo bathing was a luxury.

But then scientists experimented with an ingenious new system for obtaining water. The 330 residents of Chungungo now drink water - the freshest they have ever tasted - from high above, atop nearby El Tofo mountain. Under the direction of Dr. Robert Schemenauer, a Canadian cloud physicist, workers hung on eucalyptus poles a "wall" of finely woven propylene nets, each the size of eight queen-sized bed sheets sown together. Seventy-five such nets sift the clouds that sweep in incessantly from the Pacific Ocean.

A close look at the plastic nets reveals propylene fibers meshed in tiny triangles. Like dew collects on grass, infinitesimally small water particles from fog collect on these fibers. Ten thousand such water particles must coalesce to produce one drop of water the size of a tear. Still, each water net collects forty gallons of water a day. The seventy-five nets on El Tofo sift a total of three thousand gallons daily from the drifting clouds and fog.

Sometimes our lives feel as dry and parched as the rocky soil around Chungungo, where only shrubs and cactus grow.

What is it that brings refreshment to your soul?

There are many things in life that say they can satisfy or bring contentment, but I can think of only One who does that.

What we need to remember are the spiritual water nets that we all have available when we are parched in spiritual thirst.

They are prayer, Bible study, and fellowship with other Christians for starters.

Few things will flood the reservoirs of our soul like catching all the refreshment given from the Lord.

Worry
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” -- Corrie ten Boom--
During World War II, Corrie ten Boom and her family were instrumental in hiding Jewish refugees from N**i soldiers. From their unassuming Dutch home, they were able to provide for, and shelter, many that were hiding from the N**i occupation. In 1944, however, their home was raided, and all members of the ten Boom family were arrested and separated. Corrie and her sister, Betsie, were transported to a concentration camp in Germany from the Netherlands.
For approximately ten months, Corrie survived in the camp, unsure whether life or death was in her future.
Living through such a tumultuous time, alone and with every excuse to fear and worry, Corrie held onto the above quote as she held onto hope.
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.”
It’s a perspective that helped Corrie survive and eventually find her freedom.
What do you worry about?
As the quote reminds us, worry doesn’t help our todays, nor does it help our tomorrows.
This week, let’s lay down worry and pick up Corrie’s confident perspective.
All will unfold as it should.

God's boxes

I have in my hands two boxes which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black,
And all your joys in the gold."

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored.
But though the gold became heavier each day
The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I opened the black.
I wanted to find out why.
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and mused aloud,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be."
He smiled a gentle smile at me."
"My child, they're all here with me."

I asked, "God, why give me the boxes,
Why the gold, and the black with the hole?"
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black is for you to let go."

Is your black box empty?