Over my first cup of coffee this morning I was thinking about
the long summer ahead of us. Yesterday was the longest day of the year and the
first day of summer. The Florida heat and humidity is beginning and the air
conditioner will be straining to keep up. I am already looking forward to
cooler weather.
With this thought bouncing around my 5:00 AM empty brain I opened
Facebook on the computer to check my updates. The first one I read my
friend Jo Wanmer stated; “It’s the shortest day of the year but some kids don’t feel
the cold.” Jo lives near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
I had to laugh as the reality hit, we live in a small world.
We, and myself especially, get so wrapped up in ourselves and our issues we
forget there is a world of differences just beyond our doorstep. When it’s day
on one side of the world it is night on the other. When it is the start of
summer in Florida, it is the start of winter in Queensland.
My wife and I spent a few days at Walt Disney World earlier
this week and we saw the show “Festival of the Lion King”. Excellent show if
you ever get chance to see it. Part of it was the song “Circle of Life.” Jo's posting this morning reminded me of this. Whether it is summer or winter
it is all part of the Circle of Life.
Isn’t it a great world God has created for us to live in?