And so I will continue to buy my lottery ticket to the good life every time I fill up for gas. Not in the hope of striking it rich someday but more in the knowledge that, with the opportunity to remove the thinking cap I wear on a daily basis, I will better be able to see my next dance steps with life.
Monthly Archives: December 2022
“…and a branch shall grow out of his roots.” – Isaiah 11:1
Holy tree in the forest, whose roots descend into the ground further than the reach of the nimblest of fingers, in these beginning moments of winter when the first feel of the chill wind numbs and surprises us into awareness, turn our being still into preparation, not only for the long season ahead, but also for the seasons yet to come where fruit follows flower following bud. Amen.
Ruination
Your world ending does not have to ruin my Thursday.
End of the Rainbow
Hopeful fortunes beckon from the future where all treasure hunts find the end of the rainbow.
Color in the Morning
Sometimes the best statement said about God is left unsaid. The good news to be declared can be done so by the rising sun rather than with words which bring any distant look back from the horizon. Taking care of the present moment is the best way to take care of the future. Notice how the moving ripples made by a hastily thrown stone on the surface of a once calm pond move outward together in time. The mind will find relief whether intended or not. Recognize when awareness can be given a rest. Be glad in continuing to take chances where the treasure remains unknown. There will be color when the flowers open in the morning.
“How can an age which is so devoid of poetic imagination as ours be truly religious?” – Reinhold Niebuhr
Perhaps people hesitate now before shedding the blood which atones for failures, indiscretions and ignorance. In hesitation, comfort can be found while taking away any sense of the poetic dance moving between lines. When was the last time any of us fell to our knees begging for the cup of death to be removed? We need that fall before we begin to write new poems.
Insights
Revelations for the ages can be found at the bottom of garbage cans. Beware of writing which reads, "There is no love in this book." Decisions between relationship and judgement should never wait. Perhaps we are put on this earth to help one another live with the questions. One can never live with integrity and, at the same time, let God off the hook.
A Thread You Follow 