'To be alive is the miracle'. I quote from Jim Dollar, the Pastor at Church of the Covenant. He writes a little something almost every day that I get in my email.
How we so soon forget if we ever even knew that lfe itself is the miracle and we don't need a whole lot more. Life is it!. We got the biggie, as Jim would say.
Yes, we have suffering. And that too is a miracle. 'Even dying is a place of reverence and awe!' (When you see something in quote marks it's from Jim's message). The bad does not cancel out the goodness.
In fact, because we die we had better take advantage and live with all the awareness, focus, gratitude and generosity while we can and 'toast the wonder of it with a beer raised in tribute'. 'Did I say BEER? Wow! Where did BEER come from? How can you drink a beer and not be stunned into silence with gratitude and amazement?
Just think what they would have given for a beer 3.5 billion years ago!'
We had an amazing time with Jenni and her kids here for the last few weeks. (No, they didn't stay with us the whole time). As the grandparents of 20 (one more on the way) we are acutely aware of the brief time we have to be a positive influence for their lives and we try to relish every moment.
On Monday, I was going to work and realizing that I would not see these particular children for who knows how long I didn't hesitate when they all wanted to jump into the back of the pickup for a ride. I just drove slowly around the yard, down the driveway, across the front to the other driveway and back around again. I would not give anything for the joy of watching and hearing their squeals of laughter and seeing their joy at such a simple activity. Something I hope they will remember all their lives.
This is the miracle of life and I'm loving it!
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