Noah's Ark

When we think about the story of Noah’s Ark, we often remember the detail that it rained for forty days and forty nights. Sometimes we forget that Noah and his family were not able to get off the boat right after it stopped raining everything but cats and dogs. They had to wait another 150 days for the water to uncover the tops of the mountains, and then a couple more months after that till they were able to set foot on dry ground. In the Bible, 40 is used to denote a very, very long time. Jesus faced 40 days of temptation in the wilderness; the Israelites wandered around in the desert for 40 years. So after raining for 40 days and 40 nights, longer than long, you know what Noah did? He opened up a window. It must have been stuffy in that boat. Our sanctuary finally has new windows! We’ve waited a long time to see our sanctuary go from boarded up after the fire to new windows, but now it is starting to breathe and it looks like life is stirring inside again! We are starting to see tangible progress, but we know there are still many more days and nights ahead of us before we can walk in and set our feet on dry ground. In the meantime, stop by for a peek- now you can see inside!

Pastor Lindsay