the Kingdom breaking through in the midst of bones breaking through

Funny how it is.  God is always speaking to us.  Always wooing and pursuing relationship with us.  Always moving in His truth and grace in our lives.  We can often go about our daily routines aware of these spiritual realities in our heads, but it is most often when an unexpected sharp corner comes about in our lives that we "wake up" to spiritual realities in fresher and deeper ways that move our hearts and mark our lives.  I've seen this play out in my life, and I'm seeing it over the past 30 hours.

My thirteen year old son, Nathan, was playing for his 8th grade basketball team yesterday when, in the final two minutes of the game, he was on a fast break drive to the basket, went up for the lay-up, was flagrantly fouled by the opponent, and landed hard on his right arm.   The result was an ambulance ride to the hospital and two fractures through his humerus bone...one horizontal break in which the bone broke through the skin, and then a vertical break down through the remainder of the humerus that joins to the elbow.  So, he has 3 pieces of humerus, all of which has not been a bit humorous.

Nathan went into surgery last night so that the surgeon could wash the wound and prevent infection.  They put a temporary cast and sling on the arm to keep it immobile today, and he's getting lots of pain medication as he awaits surgery tomorrow a.m. to repair the arm.

In the midst of this sudden and unexpected turn of events, there are many reminders and signs of the Kingdom breaking through.  I don't want to miss these Kingdom gems, nor do I want Nathan to miss them....even if it's not until some post-surgery reflecting one day down the road.

Look to the next posts to see how God, in His faithfulness and goodness, brings His Kingdom to light in the midst of life's darker times.