A Place in the Cycle

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Our souls find no rest until they rest in peace.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

You give us countless moments to live. Too often we simply endure them or let them pass without living in them. We allow them to whiz by us without notice because we live in distraction or impatience and cannot experience their fullness, the fullness of your presence in them. Help us live in the moments you give us.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I travel a lot, so I need to know what kind of mileage I’ll get with this donkey.”

[Mileage? I don’t think so.]

D. Blog: Circle of Life

The circle of life continues. Year to year as Earth orbits the sun. Generation to generation as we age and see the next generation mature and a following one take its first steps and discovers the miracle of language. And season to season, as plants are dormant and fields lie fallow before springing to new life, vigor, decline and return to rest. Said another way, life to decay to renewal to rebirth.

I think that Jesus’ teaching about being meek relates to these cycles, with meekness being the recognition and acceptance of our participation in the cycle of life. It is a sort of arrogance to think we can break out of this circle, a sort of tower (or wall) -building attempt to stop the circle. Some things are inevitable.