Blessings

Life is filled with the mundane, ordinary, and commonplace which are constantly moving us toward the revelation of something new in our life.  It is as if we are moving along on some gentle wave that goes along unnoticed until suddenly there is that moment of rising white water crashing just out from the shore.  We know this is the nature of life.  We know we should not be surprised when the new and different, sometimes difficult and hard, takes hold of us in such a way that escape is impossible.   

From older peers we have heard the message that life is both fragile and does not work according to what seems fair.  From the Word we have learned that the rain and the wind falls and beats on the just and the unjust.  And as we live in the midst of the unfolding creation around us, we discover that sunny days are followed by stormy ones.   Still midst it all we hold on to the truth that life is good.  We want to breathe this earth's air every day as long as days are given to us.    

No matter the nature of the difficulty, God has put us in the midst of a world where love touches our living.  The gift of being loved and loving is truly one of the great blessings of God given to us.  And, then, this same God who who gives us loving relationship gives to us a relationship with Him that is filled with love which comes from His own heart and which when received begins to take root in our own heart.  Finally, we are blessed beyond measure by holy grace given to us every single moment of our life from beginning to end and even beyond.  No matter how hard it may be to stand midst some of the stuff which crashes down upon us, none of it can take away or diminish the blessings of love and grace given to us as we journey toward home.