A Modern Miracle!
At my age, the idea of saving time any way I can has become paramount. Maybe “a stitch in time saves time” rings truer than I once thought. Efficiency has always been a quiet ambition of mine, with a dash of multitasking tossed in for flavor.
A perfect example: my wife’s loyal laser printer went into a deep sleep and stubbornly refused to wake up. I suggested we buy another—enter the Brother’s sister, a lovely inkjet that promised friendly connection and easy use.
After hours of fiddling, it finally worked—briefly. Then, it faltered and quit again! I’ve wrestled with tech for decades, usually with a happy ending. We eventually prayed over the device. In a rare moment of patience, I did something uncharacteristic: I did nothing for 24 hours before facing the sassy printer.
The next day, after spending hours putting out a work “fire,” I gave printing one last try. Miraculously—without a single new tweak from me—the printer sprang to life and finished the job. We moved it to its new location, and it performed flawlessly.
I hadn’t done anything to fix it!
Two scriptures from the New Living Translation came to mind as I thought about this little miracle:
“We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.” (Proverbs 16:9, NLT)
“Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.” (Ephesians 6:13, NLT)
What feels trivial to us—a glitchy printer—can become a miracle in the middle of the mundane. My wife and I both agreed: this was one of those moments.
In these little things, God nudges our attention to the bigger picture: that He really does care about the small details. “What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.” (Matthew 10:29, NLT) And: “Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?” (Luke 15:8, NLT)
God cares about the printer, the sparrow, the lost coin—and about us, even in the smallest frustrations and triumphs.
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