Peace Like a River, Reflective

Peace Like a River is a book of faith and miracles. Jeremiah was a man of faith, in the lows and highs. He taught his children how to trust in God and walk in faith. There is always something peaceful about a river whenever we just stare and ponder by it. I think it was the perfect way that Reuben Saw his father in his vision, slipping away into a river at peace and joy in his heart. It was almost as if Jeremiah took the place of his son, his death, and gave him life and healed him also from his breathing problems. Dr. Nokes even told Reuben that he should have died and his father should have lived. Reubens conditions were more severe than his fathers, but it was his father that died instead. It was Jeremiah that kept his family together, he was the glue that mended them together. It is as though Jeremiah passed the torched to Reuben to take care of the family and keep everything running. It was purely a miracle what had happened that day and it is hard for people to make sense of it, at the end of the story Reuben says, "All I can say is, here's how it went. here's what I saw. I've been there and am going back. Make of it what you will". Reubens wounds were fatal, his lungs were in "shreds" and yet lived to tell the story to his brother and others. He lived through it "make of it what you will", but he speaks as though he is confident knowing that it was truly a miracle that he experienced. As Christians we hear of miracles all the time and sometimes we do not expect them to happen to us because we live normal lives and a few of us have only seen a few miracles ourselves so when we actually encounter it for ourselves we are left in awe. When we are face to face with a miracle, the only thing we could do is praise God and give him all the glory and honor because we realize that the "miracle" could have only happened because of God, himself.