Even now, coming our way.

I tucked a small seed into a cup of soil, and over some weeks simply watered it. I trusted that it would become a small green shoot soon enough.

Below the soil, miracles were occurring.

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What might now be happening, that I cannot see nor imagine?

– from the mountain

Consider:

What is happening, that I might not even suspect, that will delight me?

Reading:

“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.” — Rabindranath Tagore

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“Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.” — Saint Augustine

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“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)

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Are there not miracles all around?

A coin on the ground.

A flower in the crack of a wall.

An unexpected smile.

What have you hidden for me to find and take delight in today, Lord?

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What if I were to expect such things throughout the day? This is a day that was made. It has not simply arisen by chance.

Let me take delight in all the parts of this day, Lord.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I look for and expect delight and surprise?

Reading:

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” — Thornton Wilder

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“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24 (KJV)

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My constant companion.

I slept in a shelter along the path to another, distant village. I awaken to unfamiliar surroundings. Being new, my reactions are new.

Yet still it is me on this bunk. Still it is me looking out a new, small window.

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Over days upon days I have come to know myself and my ways; you have taught me to look honestly at my own will. The one whom I came to know at home is here now. I brought my whole basket of trials and joys with me.

Still it is me praying to you, Lord.

Let me follow your will, even along the way to new lands.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I accept and love who I am?

Reading:

“The longest journey is the journey inward.” — Dag Hammarskjöld

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“Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.” — Seneca

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“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” — Luke 9:23 (KJV)

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Long and short.

When I am waiting, each moment drags. When I am impeded, the same.

Engaged and occupied — time flies and hours pass without thought.

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The difference between late and early when meeting my fellows is the length of the same moment that I now inhabit.

Let me appreciate each moment for what it is, Lord.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I live fully in this moment?

Reading:

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” — Albert Einstein

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“Wherever you are, be all there.” — Jim Elliot

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“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)

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