What is the problem? The problem is, remains, always-and-already one of time. The problem is, I have so much I wish to do, craving in a fervent spirit to engage the world in endlessly flourishing ways. Of course, I hope to record the album that perhaps touches a soul or two. I would like to eventually write something toward the existential, perhaps a formal book, perhaps a novel, perhaps both. I yearn to spend my days simply walking through the days of Autumn, crunching the dry leaves and watching the excitement of another school year in some small town in which I now reside. I hope to find God, maybe have a heart-to-heart with Him.
In my golden years, withered and wise, will I collapse into an old rocking chair with a sigh, relieved but exhausted to finally have completed life's rich endeavors? I doubt it! Will a time surface when life has been "finished" and the lush valley of "relaxing" can begin? Unlikely. The problem remains, always-and-already, that life is incomplete by nature. The difficulty is living into this, in spite of this. Then again, is this really the "problem" of life? Or, rather, is it that incompleteness which gives life, makes it full? Is being incomplete and finite a cosmic curse, or is it a Divine blessing?
Hello again. As always, you are a joy to read. So you want to find God eh? I know that feeling so imagine my surprise when I found Him and discovered that He is closer than we ever really knew. I will share with you some of the ways that I find Him. Give your last 5 dollars to someone in need and the feeling of love in your heart when you do it....is the love in God's heart. Pay attention to synchronicity; if you run into the same book or idea more than 3 times, God is trying to tell you something. Pay attention to the events in your life; if some of the more unpleasant ones keep occuring,
ReplyDeleteGod is trying to teach you something. If you want to see God's gentleness, look at the veins on a butterfly's wing or the fluff on a dandelion. If you want to see Gods power, stand in the midst of a thunderstorm. If you want to hear Gods voice, listen to the ocean. God's wisdom is in the endless dance of the stars and the planets and God's mercy can be found in the spring when we are all offered a new beginning. Many times, we can't see God because we don't even know what we are looking for. Good luck my friend. Wanting to know God is a noble endeavor and really, the only one worth pursuing.