The gift of Christ is all I seek today.
“What but Christ vision would I use today, when it can offer me a day in which I see a world so like to Heaven that an ancient memory can return to me?”
TODAY I CAN FORGET THE WORLD I MADE.
Today I can go past all fear, and be restored to love and holiness and peace. Today I am redeemed, and born anew into a world of mercy and of care; of loving kindness and the peace of God.
What if you forgot all the details of your life? What if you couldn’t remember what you do for work, or who your friends are, or what kinds of foods you usually eat?
What if you developed total memory loss … amnesia.
And you woke up today, and here you are.
You can’t remember a damn thing, but here you are. You’re here today.
What then does the day look like? Where do you even begin if you don’t know your routines?
Today, is it possible for you to give yourself the gift of a day in which you put your old life on hold, and today seek the gift Christ is giving?
My own experience is that I must SEEK to find. While I am on automatic pilot, doing what I usually do, going through the motions of my life, nothing new happens. It’s like being a gerbil on a wheel. But when I am actively seeking for a gift or a new experience, then I find it. I get off the wheel – I stop spinning round and round to nowhere – and go in a new direction.
And so, our Father, we return to You, remembering we never went away; remembering Your holy gifts to us. In gratitude and thankfulness we come, with empty hands and open hearts and minds, asking but what You give. We cannot make an offering sufficient for your Son. But in Your Love the gift of Christ is his.
In gratitude and thankfulness we come,
with empty hands.
and open hearts and minds, asking but what You give.
Facebook comments:
Yes, the liberation of amnesia, living fully in the present. My latest thing is something I call “futureless dating.” It involves connecting with whatever guy I find myself with right now, with absolutely no thought of “where is this relationship going?” etc. Bliss
cheers,
Erika