Noah

I'm not sure where it is that you live, but last night, it rained pretty hard for a good while during the wee hours of the day.  As soon as I heard it, the story of Noah immediately came to mind.  I'm not as knowledgeable of my bibles stories as I should be, but the story of Noah is usually fresh in my mind, thanks to a great storyteller that I admire, Bill Cosby.

If you have ever heard Bill Cosby perform, I guarantee you will be entertained, and still be laughing when the show is over.  At any rate, the story of Noah goes something like this: Noah is approached by God, and is asked to build an ark, using specific size dimensions and making sure all animals of both sexes are aboard because God is going to make it rain for 40 days and 40 nights.  At first, according to Bill Cosby, Noah thinks he is on candid camera, and proceeds to ask a lot of questions, like what is a cubic, and who is going to clean up the mess down at the bottom of the ark.  Still, Noah does what God asks.  Upon completion, God approaches Noah again, and Noah once again starts to complain, stating that he has been ridiculed and made fun of by his neighbors, being called Tarzan, and he wasn't given instructions on assisting the birth of a new baby elephant.  Just as Noah starts to tell God that he has had enough, and he was letting all the animals out of the ark and moving to Florida, God lets the rain start coming down, and with a vengeance.

In the end, as they say in Disney, everyone lived happily ever after.  But looking back and Noah's story, I think that we have a lot in common, and can meet the everyday Noah every day.  It may not necessarily God asking us to do something, it may be our spouse, or parent, friend, neighbor, boss, or child.  And we may not want to do it, but know that it needs to be done.  I hate dusting, but it need to be done.  Although, if you come over to my house, you will notice it has been awhile since the "maid" has dusted. 

I think we all have been or know of a Noah in our lives.  Maybe even one day, God will call upon us like Noah.

Ahh....the things my children make me do. Today, it was waking up to laughter.  I can't think of a better sound in the world.  Thanks, Noah!