‘It’s Always Something’

As a cast member on the original Saturday night Live, Gilda Radner created a character named “Roseann Rosannadanna” who typically was involved in television editorials that made no sense. Every time “Rosannadanna” appeared she would end her skit with the line, “It’s always something.” This was her father’s favorite expression about life. She chose this famous catch-phrase; a phrase she made famous as the title to a book she wrote detailing her funny yet painful walk through one of life’s ‘something’s’. In the book she details her story; a story of her struggle against cancer and her determination to continue laughing.

She makes a statement in her book that has stuck with me. She says, “I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.” I think we all have that desire for a ‘perfect ending’; we want life to make sense. We desire to have a full understanding of why things are the way they are. But life is about not knowing and about taking each moment as she said and making the best of it.

The one thing that seems lacking in her expression of what life is about would be faith. As believers we don’t know what the future holds either but we don’t have to know because we know the One who holds our future in His hands. The poem of our life won’t rhyme and has an unclear ending to use Radner’s description of life. We know this because in John 16:33 Jesus said “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Tribulation is defined as “grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.” Some reading this are there right now. Others are about to go through this many of whom are unaware that a “severe trial or suffering” is on the horizon. And still others are coming out of this trial, the proverbial clouds are breaking and they can see the sun again. This is what this blog is about! As believers there will always be something as Radner says; something that will test and yet strengthen our faith as we go through it. But trust me, if you don’t stop and sit amidst the clouds feeling lost; if you will keep on walking the clouds WILL break and you will see the “Son” again. And when you do you will find the Son is right where He has promised He always will be, right there with you. Keep the “Son” in your eyes because it is always something.