[My sister sent me this little flyer that was included in her Church bulletin one Sunday.  She wanted

to share it with me and I'd like to share it with you.  If you have noticed any gray hairs among the gold

...  you'll like this one!  Miss Meg]

ONLY GOD!

A few weeks ago, while I was getting my hair done, I reached up and pulled out

a gray hair. [Yes, my age is showing]. My hairdresser, who is a lovely

Christian woman, smiled at me and said, Only God can do that. I asked her

what she meant by her comment. She explained that only God can create gray

hair. She said, I can bleach your hair so that it has almost no color. I can treat

your hair with chemicals that can turn it almost any color you’ like. But I

can’t make gray hair. Only God can turn hair white or gray, the way hair

changes with age.

Her words have stuck with me. In fact, they have inspired me to look at the

other things in life that can only be done by God. I’ve begun making a list of

the things I notice each day. It includes things like causing plants to grow,

making the sun shine, making me a joyful person, giving me Spiritual gifts and

innate talents, changing the tide, and hundreds of other things. And the most

important, of course, is transforming us into new creatures and giving us eternal

life through Jesus Christ.

Let me challenge you to do this, too. As you go through the next few weeks,

make a list of the things that come to your attention that are not humanly

possible – that only God can do. Use it as an opportunity to marvel at the

awesome nature of God, and to give thanks to our generous and gracious God,

who is the source of all that is good. Every good and perfect gift is from James 1:17

above, coming down from the Father...

Sonshine and Smiles!

Rev. Jane Gibbons

Minister of Congregational Development – North

ABC/Ohio