Sugar Spots

I would like to talk to you today about

sugar spots. I did not know what they

were until I read about apples with

sugar spots. “It seems” explained a

veteran apple picker, “the more lenticles

on the apple, the sweeter it becomes.”

Lenticles, it turns out, were brown spots

that made the apple both ugly and sweet.

Tragic events in life can lead to blemishes

just like that.

The famous preacher, Dr D L Moody,

lost all his belongings in the Great

Chicago Fire. One of his children, as

well as all earthly possessions, perished.

Rev Moody continued to preach God’s

love when a friend inquired, “How can you

be so joyful when your life has been

touched by so much?” To which Pastor

Moody replied, “It never touched my heart.”

God’s children who have passed through

fires of trial will find joy and consolation

in his words.

A story is told of a young girl, an

orphan, praying for a family to adopt

her, but passed over each year for

younger children. During the annual

worship service, Mary was first to request

her favorite song, “No One Ever Cared for

Me Like Jesus.” If your life is blemished by

disappointment, allow your Heavenly

Father to produce sugar spots. They

may be grievous for the moment but

will make the believer more like our Lord.

Father, weeping may endure for the night,

but joy will come in the morning.

Amen.