Hang Your Hat On It

Three of my great uncles were bridge builders during the Great Depression of the 1930’s.  They used to tell stories about working high above the Ashley and Cooper Rivers as they emptied into Charleston harbor.  I asked Uncle Wilbert once if he was ever ‘scared’.  He said “Sure, but you could hang your hat that somebody was watching out for you”. I wasn’t sure exactly what he meant, but my understanding was that he was talking about ‘trust’.  Trust in the men who worked with him, trust in the safety net that was so far below that he said ‘you could not see it.  This is what Jesus was speaking of to his disciples in the upper room on Easter evening, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed".  In these times of uncertainty we can ‘hang our hats’ on this promise.  Even though we may not be able to see, and what we do see is uncertain, Christ is ever present, ready to heal, forgive and save.

​Ron