A
Moment Aside --- 17 August 2021
We take our lives to be
“ordinary” as in “run of the mill” or “nothing special.” It might be true that
very little of what the people around us might call “exceptional” is happening
with us from day to day.
This may be true. The
quote at the head of this small devotional should make us pause and think. What
we take as ordinary might just be quite exceptional. At times, it is a matter of
perspective, of how we see things. Sometimes it’s a matter of our emotional
state which will colour all we see and do.
With the eyes of faith and
a level of attention, we could see that Henri Nouwen is right, what is going on
in our lives could well be deep and mysterious, holy and sacred. Holy does not
always mean full angelic choirs and blinding light. Sacred does not always mean
fuzzy warm feelings and personal uplift and happiness. The sacred can be
frightening and the holy can be challenging.
In spite of all that, this is what is happening to us. This is what God’s grace is making of us. To be aware
of this – even a little bit – is a real gift from God.
And the one who was seated
on the throne said,
“See, I am making all
things new.”
(Revelation 21:5)
No comments:
Post a Comment