So today I want to share a quote from A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote. It's not about Christmas, exactly. However, I have been hearing this message repeatedly today so I thought I'd share.
"My how foolish I am! You know what I've always thought? I've always thought a body would have to be sick and dying before they saw the Lord. And I imagined that when He came it would be like looking at the Baptist window: pretty as colored glass with the sun pouring through, such a shine you don't know if its getting dark. And it's been a comfort: to think of that shine taking away all the spooky feeling. But I'll wager it never happens. I'll wager at the very end a body realizes the Lord has already shown Himself. That things as they are, just what they've always seen, was seeing Him. As for me, I could leave the world with today in my eyes." - Truman Capote, A Christmas Memory
Lately I've had a lot of opportunity to reflect on the ephemeral nature of a life here on Earth. I am entirely guilty of living my life as the word "And" as if I'm building up to something greater. The truth is I don't know what is going to happen and so I should be enjoying myself in the time that I am given. Why is that? Why are humans always given to wish for something better, no matter the circumstances? This is my personal thought, but I believe it's because we are all searching for a way to become like God. We are all desperately seeking ways to become better than what we are now. All in preparation for the Day of Judgment when trumps sound and peace prevails. This quote is saying that even though we seem to prepare and lead up to the day that we meet our Maker, we are getting more and more acquainted with Him each day that we live here. The Lord has been showing himself to us through the ages. We have simply been too focused on the future to notice His silent presence. Feeling that the Lord only visits those on their death bed is a bit morbid, don't you think? I like to think that, while I'm sure He sits beside us at that time, he's been with us every step of our lives. Rather than meeting for the first time at the dusk of life, more of a heartfelt reunion with an old mentor who has been watching out for you all your life.
I think that the Christmas season is the perfect opportunity to think about the Lord's hand in our lives each day. What has he done for me today? I am striving to recognize the smaller influences of God in my everyday life to help me keep my eternal perspective.
Well, there is your Spiritual Thought for this rainy Sunday evening. I would just like to state how incredibly excited I am that this weekend kicked off the Christmas season. I raise my pink plastic glass of tap water to the notions of Hope, Charity, Brotherly Love, Family, and most importantly to the birth of our Savior. Let the festivities begin !
This is Meg, signing off.
IN CASUS PERGIT
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