Friday, January 19, 2007
Light on the pages
It comes suddenly, unexpectedly.
A clean pair of pants, when you could have sworn you wore them all at least three times within the last two weeks since you did laundry. A piece of chocolate in a coat pocket when you were actually looking for your lip balm. A song about God's love when all you are thinking is "I suck I suck I suck. Help me." Finding out your piano teacher isn't going to berate you as much as you deserve for practicing as little as you do.
Discovering that someone you've known for two years is now a follower of The Way, and saying to them tenatively "Why don't we pray?" and hearing them say back "Yeah! Good idea!"
Discovering that the barren place is actually a blessing in the warmth of his embrace. And that you wouldn't have chosen it, and still wouldn't, but can see perhaps a shade or two more clearly why it was given.
Perhaps. Just perhaps.
A clean pair of pants, when you could have sworn you wore them all at least three times within the last two weeks since you did laundry. A piece of chocolate in a coat pocket when you were actually looking for your lip balm. A song about God's love when all you are thinking is "I suck I suck I suck. Help me." Finding out your piano teacher isn't going to berate you as much as you deserve for practicing as little as you do.
Discovering that someone you've known for two years is now a follower of The Way, and saying to them tenatively "Why don't we pray?" and hearing them say back "Yeah! Good idea!"
Discovering that the barren place is actually a blessing in the warmth of his embrace. And that you wouldn't have chosen it, and still wouldn't, but can see perhaps a shade or two more clearly why it was given.
Perhaps. Just perhaps.
