Beautiful day today, this 6th, day of August......I just opened the Gospel of Luke and read 12:1-7....closed my eyes and thought for a while and though about this: Does the good that we do really matter? Does my offer of help to someone, the dollar bill I press into the hand of a homeless person, the time I spend listening to someone vent their frustrations amount to anything? Jesus assures us that it does. Nothing good, Jesus says, in the Gospel, escapes, the notice of God. The notice of God...... Every good thing we do.....no matter how small, how simple, how seemingly insignificant.....mirrors the very love of God in our midst. The forgiveness we extend, the compassion we offer, the justice we fight for are all stones in the foundation of Gods kingdom. Our smallest sparrow-size effort at doing what is right and just is the leaven that becomes bread that feeds and nourishes; it is light that breaks through the darkness of fear and despair; it is the voice of God that makes itself heard above the din and noise of the world. And God notices....whatever is right and just, reconciling and healing, matters. And every good thing, no matter how small, is a song of praise to the One who is the Giver of all that is good, who the Author of love and compassion. And so, may you and I find confidence and inspiration in the reality that all of us live within Gods notice. May we always remember that God walks with us, that Gods shoulder bears our crosses with us....that God constantly holds us in Gods loving embrace. May God be our constant assurance that every good thing God inspires us to do, every offering of compassion God enables us to extend, every hurt God shows us how to mend, matters in the building of Gods kingdom in our midst. And to that I say AMEN! And now its time for a gentle evening of rest....and off to Yankee stadium in the am with an old good friend......so no reflection tomorrow, Friday......Love to you all.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:29:44 +0000
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