The last days of the year.


Aware of God's pulse, and the flow of time that has been flowing since the words "Let there be..." it seems that this day, December 30, is puny. As Frederick Buechner says, is it "a moment of light surrounded on all sides by darkness and oblivion".

However, this pin point in time may be pivotal. Any given day (any moment, for that matter) can be the breath or the heartbeat that is the first or the last. Changes and shifts are always occuring. Some erupt in lurches while others unfold with gradual evolution. All of time contains story, and each of one us contains a portion of the neverending story.

Sometimes I envision my life as a vast library. The book shelves contain the episodes and expressions of my life. Some years appear quite thin, while other phases of life resulted in serial volumes.

Pausing to review 2011 I notice that some stories are focused upon processes, others are poetic, some are more didactic ("how to .....") There are some tenderhearted tales and others that read like high adventure. Admittedly, some have the crazy humor of a Dr. Seuss book!

How about you? Are there moments of 2011 you will bookmark? Are there others that will be deleted? Perhaps some moments emerged from your connection to divine love and wisdom and revealed broad, even prophetic, insights. Perhaps others are scribble art similar to a Jackson Pollack painting drawn by your "self" as you wandered about wearing egocentric blinders. What has the divine author of your life written on your pages this year? What words will you commit to memory?  What events or meandering thoughts will dissolve into the past? Are there relationships and dreams that might have sequels?  Were some moments so profound that they will become enduring classics? How do the experiences of the past year shape and direct your prayer for the year to come?

Blessings, Peace and Joy to you!

Pamela

Note: I have offered this posting in the past. If you are one of my seasoned readers, you will recognize it.
Forgive the repetition!