“Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. For the word or the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.” – Psalm 33:3-5

I love the sound of a fog horn, a deep belly noise repeated again and again. In the midst of the dense fog you are alerted to the fact that you are nearing a major intersection of water and land. If you are on the water you must slow down to avoid the dangerous intersection. If you are moving forward on land, your environment may change in an instant.

In the fog you cannot see anything. The fog horn alerts you to what you cannot see. I had lunch yesterday with someone who was greatly despairing over conditions in our world. He was caught up in the abuses and the excesses, in the poverty and hunger, and in the greed and selfishness.

I began to tell him stories of God’s unfailing love through his people. They were stories of people I had met who had nothing, but God had graciously provided what they needed. They were stories of people emotionally tortured by life’s trauma, but God had gently healed and restored them. They were stories of how a little child’s brave words had rescued a drunken father.

His countenance began to change. “I need to hear stories like this.” The fog had begun to lift.

Today, will you shout for joy with me? The earth is full of God’s unfailing love. Is there a story you need to tell to those around you?