Yesterday, I invited you
to do a battery check in your life. I
encouraged you to listen to your life. I
encouraged you to be aware and awake to the stories you are telling yourself
about your life and the running commentary of your mind. This is a prayer practice that takes
time. Actually, this prayer practice
takes a lifetime. There is
no grand prize when you finish line.
This is not something you can cross off your to-do-list. There is no moment when all the pieces of the
puzzle of life finally fit together and you are done.
To be sure, there are
glimpses of grace, there are holy hints, there are lights of love in our
lives.
Pause with me to name and
notice how you have seen the Lord so far in May? I sensed the promise of new life at a concert
with Ethan, talking to Olivia, and savoring ice cream with Gina. I sense God last night at dinner. I sensed God’s love as I listened to music
and walked in silence. As I survey what
is in the net of my life so far for the month, I see fish (read here
experiences/ encounters) that have fed me…and I see a few fish (events) I would
like to toss and throw back. I might be
stretching the metaphor too thin, but not every fish (whether it is an
experience, encounter, person, or place) will feed you. And, I also want to be careful not to think
that I am such a great fisherman that I have this all figured out; as if to say
to God, “I’m good. I know exactly which
fish are good and bad. You can go do
something else.” I need more wisdom as I
sort and shift through the net of life.
I need more companions who will sail the seas of life alongside.
May you and I this day
and week, be open to what is filling us and what is causing tears in the nets
of life. May you and I listen to the
truth that sometimes an irritation can be a teacher and sometimes we need
better boundaries. May you and I
continue in this season of Easter to let God co-author our story of life in
ways that help us live love and as Easter people. May this be so for all of us. Amen.
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