Think back through the last couple of days. Watch with your mind’s eye.
Rewind the tape all the way back to getting out of bed.
Remember . . .
Your morning routine;
school or work or waiting;
The places you’ve been;
The things you saw;
The people you talked to;
and then;
home, dinner, what you watched or read;
Your evening routine and to bed.
Look back and find that moment when you experienced hope.
Bring that moment to the front of your mind.
Who is there? What does it sound or smell like?
Stay in the moment for a few minutes.
Look back and find that moment when you experienced peace.
Bring that moment to the front of your mind.
Who is there? What does it sound or smell like?
Stay in the moment for a few minutes.
Look back and find that moment when you experienced joy.
Bring that moment to the front of your mind.
Who is there? What does it sound or smell like?
Stay in the moment for a few minutes.
Look back and find that moment when you experienced love.
Bring that moment to the front of your mind.
Who is there? What does it sound or smell like?
Stay in the moment for a few minutes.
Pandemic time has stretched moments into a pace that makes me uncomfortable or out of control.
Pandemic time: moments to grieve, moments to savor, and moments to examen.
This Advent there is anticipation of life as we knew it before.
Is that what Advent is really all about?
Who can say if Advent will change me for the better.
Maybe, it is being changed by the moments for good.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
(A quote from Ferris in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” John Hughes (Paramount Pictures) 1986)
