Some days are tumblier than others...

Years ago I served a church as music director, and the secretary of the church thought that Christopher Warren sounded a lot like Christopher Robin, so that's what she called me. One day I came in and had a gift from her that was a mug with several of the characters from the classic Milne stories about Winnie the Pooh rolling around in the grass. The caption underneath the scene was "Some days are tumblier than others."

I have been reflecting on this saying this past week. Some days are tumblier than others, and some days are a lot something else-er than others. Maybe you have had a particularly something-er day recently.

Some days are harder than others. Some days are exciting-er than others. Some days are sadder than others. Some days are boring-er than others. And yes, at almost 45 years old, some days are tumblier than others.

As I say often in the church, when I am preaching, much of what I say is because I need to hear it. So please know that I need to hear this as much or maybe more than anyone.

Every day is something-er than others. Within that statement is an important implication. Other days are less whatever than that day. In fact, most days are less whatever than that day. If you have had a bad day, a bad time, some days are badder than others. But that means most days are gooder (better) than those bad days.

So, when things are rough and tumble and scary and frustrating, remember that some days are rougher and tumblier and scarier and frustrating-er than others. But the other days are coming where things will be better-er.

I pray this gives you (and me) hope for those bad times which come in every life.

That's the view today.