The Knot's Got a Name
"Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you,
and you will honor me." Psalm 50:15
Down in the Keys there is a bait and tackle shop named
Captain Hook's. It's crammed full of... fishing 'stuff'.
Small signs can be seen on the walls, such as, "I've only
got one nerve left, and you're on it." For some reason that
came to mind as I was dealing with issues regarding my aging
father, particularly the car. Maybe you can relate to this:
we didn't want him driving any longer. His eyesight is very
bad and he has senile dementia. He was determined that he
was going to keep driving. Only around town, of course,
"Just to church, and the cemetery. Maybe the bank or
grocery, but only in the daytime."
By the third time we had to go to another city to pick him
up, my patience began to run out. We learned that he'd been
driving around for several hours and had no idea where he
was. I don't know who I was more worried about, him or the
person he might hit. But I did know I was coming to the end
of my rope.
Now, praying about all of this would have been wise. I'm
sorry to say that I was trying to figure it out on my own.
Often I'd picture the small poster of a kitten, hanging by
its little paws on a clothesline, that was captioned, "Hang
in there, baby."
A popular saying advises, "When you get to the end of your
rope, tie a knot in it." It is best to go to the Lord first
when we have problems. But when we don't, all else fails and
we're at the end of our rope, it's good to remember that the
knot has a name: Jesus.
We finally did pray, turning my dad and the whole situation
over to the Lord. Not long afterward, he decided to give the
car up to someone very much in need of transportation.
Jesus is the best 'knot' name. Hopefully, however, I can
remember to go to Him in prayer before I get that far next
time.
Sally I. Kennedy
boca7565@bellsouth.net Author of "52 Little
Parables from Ireland" (Creation House Press)
http://sallyikennedy.com