At first glance, this quote is cute. Maybe even endearing. You can find variations of this sentiment all over the internet, in bookstores, etc. But today in church it made me sad when it came to my remembrance in a stark new light.
Is that what the world does when they get panicked or stressed or worried? Is that what I do?!
Medication or comfort comes in so many forms these days. We all reach for that "thing" that makes us feel like we're tossing our cares aside. Feels good.
Sure, there's nothing wrong with the cupcakes themselves! Everyone should indulge in something they like every now and then--the frivolous of life!
But the statement, "keep calm and..." bothers my spirit. It's a reminder of the misled, misinformed orphaned world we live in. They (who are we kidding...we...) survive and cope however possible, "white-knuckling it" (as my pastor likes to say) to the very end. But what I wish to convey to them, to me, to you, is that our response and even relief to the trials we face day after day does not have to come in the form of a lifeless, temporary, though cute they may be, cupcake! JESUS is the living water, sustainer, and helper in our time of need. He is the one who truly satisfies, whether it be in the storm or resting on the shore in the breeze. He is the living Word we need to bring us back from the dead, or nourish us back to health.
Indulge on the Word. Devour it. Jesus is salvation!
Organic, naturally-sweet, living Jesus.
He is our daily bread and our dessert.
Dear Sadie.
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives." John 14:27
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