How are you?.....I don't know.

"Rainy days and Mondays always  get me down." Actually it was hearing the Carpenters sing that song that always got me down. Today's not Monday and it's not raining...yet. But it's gray and rain is on the way. It's one of those mixed blessing thingys. We need the rain to bring to life the flowers and grass that have been trying to pretend it's spring and to flush the annual influx of omnipresent yellow pollen out of the air, our eyes, our noses and off the surface of everything known to mankind. On the other hand it's the weekend and we're in a coastal community. Plus tomorrow is Sunday and the senior pastor of one church I was part of once said that, "Three drops of rain will keep away ten Methodists."
So basically it's one of those days when if someone walked up and asked me, "How are ya?" I would have to say, "I really don't know." Some days are just like that. But that's okay. God knows how I am and where I am with his plan and, after all, he is the only scorekeeper that really counts anyway.
Speaking of scores, I was sorely disappointed at the poor showing of my Duke team Thursday night. But as my favorite preacher reminded me, those are just 18-22 year old boys whose only pay is a college scholarship and in the grand scheme of things it has little significance. Timely enough one of my devotions this morning was on keeping things in perspective. Psalm 46 reminds us to "Be still and know that I am God." Not easy in a world that often seems to be spinning out of control. But I remember the statement: "I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow."

So "What in the world" is going on and ultimately how do I feel? As the songs goes that Willing Heart sings so well....."I Feel Good. I feel good. I know that I'm redeemed and I feel good."