A Mysterious Caller

I received an interesting call this past Saturday as I sat in my office, scrambling to put together a last minute promotional video for the upcoming BreakOut retreat. Most of the numbers that I typically receive calls from are already stored in my phone with a name to accompany them, but this call was different. As it rang, I picked it up to see a local number, with the first three numbers typical of cell phones in the area. Not knowing who it was, but still curious enough to pick it up, I answered. Upon my usual "hello" inquiry, the caller, in a gruff, booming, male voice, promptly asked if this was Greg speaking, and I replied in the affirmative. He then began to tell me his location, to which I quickly disregarded seeing as how I did not even recognize the man's voice, and he had not offered me any information that might lead to discovering his identity. I did, however, get the idea that this man was out in the middle of nowhere, or at least it seemed to me, as the street names weren't names at all, just numbers. This was further evidenced by the fact that he then mentioned being in the middle of several orchards. Which is not very common any longer within the true city limits. Still not gathering what exactly this man was doing calling me, and probably tipped off by the confusion in my voice, he continued by telling me that he had found the cell phone, from which he now was calling, alongside the roads previously mentioned. I had been the second attempt at making contact from the lost cell phone, directly after "grandma" hadn't picked up her phone on the other end. Finally gathering the reason for the call, I quickly told him that the number did not have a name associated with it in my phonebook, and the best I could do to offer any sort of help in the current situation was to find his (the caller's) location and collect the phone from him until I could find its owner. Just as the plan was in place, I heard the caller say to an unknown person some distance away, "is this your phone?" The unknown person's voice, unrecognizable and faint on my end of the line, replied somewhat sheepishly, "yah." Now, being fully into the scenario and interested to possibly find out who had left their phone in such an odd place, was dismayed to hear the click of the line going dead, and silence on the other end. I waited for a return call, to explain the story and give closure to this odd event, but no such thing came. To this day, I know neither the identity of the caller, nor the unknown owner of the cell phone. Suffice it to say that once again the phone is in the hands of the owner, and I am none the wiser on the events that led up to the call.

It is in our human nature to be curious and wonder about such things that we may possibly never know the true account of. God created us with that hunger and thirst for knowledge and information. God wants us to question Him and search for answers in this amazing world that He created. Perhaps the downside to this natural thirst is that people get so caught up in the how that they forget to look at the who. We have become so answer driven that when the answer is not attainable to our satisfaction, we become frustrated and give up. Many people think that science and religion cannot mix, but it is out of Christianity that science had its beginning. Christianity challenged the great thinkers of the past to look forward and examine the physical world to see just how awesome and amazing and complex God's creation is. The drive God instilled in us to seek answers is why science is in existence today. It is unfortunate that so many have forgotten or fallen away from that Godly quest and have entered the scientific realm for personal gain or to disprove the very thing the first scientists were adamant about preserving, that God is at the center of it all! Science in itself will never be satisfying, because more questions will always arise and some mysteries will never be solved. If you find yourself with questions that you may never have an answer to, look to the Creator and know that He is in charge of it all. Take a step or two away from your questions and relax, knowing that nothing is more important than remembering that God has all the answers. By all means seek answers, but don't tether your faith to results that may not come. "Be still and know, that I am God."

By the way, if you are either the mysterious caller, or the owner of the phone, and you read this, I want to know the answers!