MELTING POINT

The ice storm has moved away over the eastern hills, leaving sidewalks slick and treacherous. Car door locks are frozen, impenetrable. The windshield is like quartz.

Later in the day the temperature moves above 32 degrees. The sidewalks become wet and safe. Scales of ice are sliding off the car. Icy branches catch the sunlight and sway like diamond feathers.

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2

Just as only one degree of higher temperature transforms a frozen landscape, even one more degree of faith and hope transforms bleak circumstances.