😎🐫🎤 Christ’s peace and presence be with you. “A woman at a retreat shared how she had devoted her whole life to spiritual seeking. She had traveled to sacred sites, attended countless retreats and workshops, sought teachers and guides. It had, she confessed, been a time of much striving; it had been fruitful in someways, yet she felt tired, weary. She was getting older. She wondered how much stamina she had left to continue her search.
“You have been a seeker for a long time,” I said. “Why not become a finder? At this stage in your life, what if you imagined you were ready to let go of seeking, and begin finding?” She remains silent for a time, a look of deep confusion on her face, her head slightly tilted, as if she were trying to hear a sound far away. Then, suddenly, a laugh exploded from deep in her belly. A finder! What a delight! How could she have never imagined it before? She had always been so focused on the search, she had never taken time to rejoice in the blessing, the gift of finding.
When we are trapped in seeking, nothing is enough. Everything we have mocks us; we see only what is missing, and all that is already here seems pale and unsatisfying. In Sabbath time we bless what there is for being. The time for seeking is over; the time for finding has begun.”
This exert is once again from the Wayne Muller book Sabbath. There are quite a few good nuggets in this book.
Like the woman mention above, how many years have you spent seeking, grasping for the next, then quickly dropping it to go after the next thing to grasp? There is a huge pile of things we seek, grab ahold of, only to discard them, so we can start looking at the next best thing. We usually don’t even take the time to breath, let alone discover what we sought to possess and explore it, now that we hold it in our hands. This ongoing restlessness is due to our longing and desire to return to and be with the Lord.
We need to ask, what are my mind, heart, and actions made for? What am I made for and what gets in my way? If we can at least determine what gets in our way, we can then work on eliminating those items from our path of temptations. By eliminating temptations, you will free up time to speak with God more, about His desired plans for you. The more you open your life to the Lord, the brighter His light will shine in you, for others to see and feel His presence.
Like the dawn, the reflective light of the sun, precedes the sun’s appearance. The darkness dissipates and a glow fills the sky. The same is true for dusk. The sun has sunk into the horizon, yet it’s glow and the brilliance of the colors dance across the western sky. Before others will see the Son, they will see a reflection of Him in you. You will shine the light of His presence before He is fully visible.
Stop seeking. He is already within you. Take the time to find Him where you are.
Bless others and be blessed.
Shelly :0)
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