May 9, 2015. Eureka Springs, AR. God Had Another Plan

It rained heavily overnight, and it rained on and off most of today. The crowd which came to tour The Holy Land and watch The Passion Play was small, but enthusiastic and not deterred by the inclement weather. Yet, for the first time in our time at TGPP, the prospect of severe weather this evening caused the management to cancel this evening's performance. Right now it is beginning to rain and the decision may prove to be a wise one for audience and cast alike.
The pre-play presentations of David the Shepherd and The Parables of The Potter were held in non-rain, but within a few minutes of their completion, the rain began. God had a different plan for the evening, and while I am disappointed at the cancellation of our final performance before leaving for Colorado, and the customers will have to make other plans to see The Play at a future time, God is in control and while my last two blogs about the show going on, the show will not go on tonight, and whatever our thoughts, God's thoughts were beyond cliche. The Show is His, and He can do with it as He pleases and we must be the ones to go on with the consequences of His decision.
Jerry and Renee, our friends from the Passion Play last summer came back today to spend a few weeks volunteering here and as we spent a few days with them in Jacksonville earlier this year, we will have some time with them before we head out on Monday. But, then again, our plans may not be His plans and we will pray for His will being done with our travel back to snowy Colorado, through the unsettled weather predicted for Kansas. It's good to have built in some flexibility in our schedule and trust that what we need to accomplish in Colorado will be accomplished in a time frame He ultimately ordains.
The stage down the hill is dark; the Play would be beginning as I now write this blog entry, but the decision to cancel made hours ago appears to have been a wise one. The rain continues to fall and the radar picture looks ominous, at best. We rest for the moment from what was the original plan, accepting and believing.......God had a different (and better) plan.

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