In God’s kindness, he blessed Papua New Guinea with a ton of bananas. There are kukim bananas (to cook), like plantains, and there are mau bananas for just eating. Some are no longer than 2 inches, while others are over a foot in length. The variety does not stop there. The skin of one variety will be green, another will be yellow, and yet another will be red and purple. The banana is a huge part of regular eating in PNG. Regardless of how they look or taste, they are all bananas, and they are all edible!
About two weeks ago, some of our friends gave us two hands of bananas. A hand of bananas would be like a “bunch” of bananas that you would find at the store in the States. These hands of bananas were still on the stock. So, we tied them up with a rope until they got ripe. They sat there for about a week, then one day, there was a glimmer of yellow in the midst of the two hands. Just a few hours later, we had our first ripe yellow banana. Within 6 days the majority of them were ripe, and as I write, there are only two left on the stock!
So, what do you do when you have a bunch of bananas that need to be eaten. Well, you eat them plain for a few days, and you freeze some for a smoothie. However, any reasonable human being will fry them up with butter and sugar. Because we are reasonable people, we decided to go with the sugary version for the last of the bananas. The kids loved them, and come to think of it, so did Lorie and I. I don’t think this would have been a “common” dessert for us in the States, but I think it should be!
What about the rain Jeremy? The last couple of days have been very dry and hot. All that changed this morning, It has been raining all day. What a blessing from the Lord. The cool morning and afternoon have been a true reprieve from the heat. What a joy knowing and belonging to Jesus Christ. Scripture teaches that he is the creator of Heaven and Earth. Such “rainy” moments bring joy, because we remember when it was hot and dry. A temporal, passing moment of rain, brings joy.
How much more, should a believer in Jesus Christ, having been forgiven all their sin, be praising God continually for his unmerited grace. If I am not regularly praising God for that, it is only because I am not remembering my former condition of sin and hostility towards him. Such rainy days are a grace of God, because they remind me of more lofty things to be thankful for.
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