There, peeping above the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for awhile. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up and out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing; there was light and high beauty forever beyond its reach. J.R.R. Tolkien

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Samson

A few days ago, while Joseph was reading a passage from Judges, he asked me why God put Samson in charge of Israel as a judge. Joseph has been concerned about Samson's behavior for a couple of years and has asked many questions. It just so happened that this time, I had lost my cool with him earlier that same morning. In that moment, it made more sense than ever to me personally why Samson was chosen and used by God. Samson did not deserve to be chosen or used by God, but he was. God's choice. Based on my behavior that morning (and plenty of other times), I don't deserve to be chosen or used by God either--but I am. That morning, I could finally tell Joseph with a vivid illustration to back it up, why God chose and used Samson. Because he wanted to.
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