Sunshine

February 27, 2018

In the 1991 movie, “Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves,” starring Kevin Costner as Robin and Morgan Freeman as Robin’s Muslim sidekick Azeem, the two of them arrived in England on a typically overcast day. Having been on a ship for weeks, Azeem, grateful to again be on solid land, grabs his prayer rug, and scanning the skies for the sun so he can kneel towards Mecca, asks in frustration, “Does the sun never shine in this place?”

Living in Western New York, one doesn’t have to be Muslim to appreciate those sentiments. We can go for weeks on end without ever seeing the sun; when the clouds finally dissipate, we wonder, “What is that yellow orb in the sky?” This week, we’ve had two straight days of sunshine. The snow in our yard is almost gone, the garage is finally drying out, and the warmth just feels so good. My joy is in the Lord who unlike Western New York weather, never changes, but the today the sunshine makes me happy.