Epiphany (-nies)
Knotted muscle in my neck…can't quite catch my breath…geez, it's only Jan. 4 and I'm already stressing about how to get everything accomplished that I want to do this year! I wish I could resolve to have an extra six hours each day – that would help! Twenty-four doesn't seem to be nearly enough.
But, of course, I can't. None of us can. We just have to stumble along and do the best we can and try not to worry about the minutes we drop along the way. Just keep facing forward, or, as this Japanese proverb reminds us…
"If you look up, there are no limits."
For me, this means that God will give me the time, strength and whatever other resources I need (money, patience, determination, health…) to do what he needs me to do. And nothing else really matters.
That's so much easier to say than to accept, though.
This morning I rose at 5am…the first time in more than a week I've been up before the sun. Even though I hate that first jolt of the alarm clock and long to jump back under the covers just a little while longer, I love getting so much done before the sun rises. I love walking the critters under a fresh morning sky, watching the world wake up. I feel invigorated…hopeful…ready to embrace the day. I wish morning could last all day!
It helped that we celebrated the Epiphany at Mass yesterday – the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus. The theme…the key word to remember…the word and image I took away from the service was LIGHT.
Light as in guidance…the star that led them to Jesus; light as in understanding…they recognized Jesus was a king, the son of God; light as in revelation…they revealed to us that Jesus came for all people, all nations, all races.
So each day I will focus on that light. His light. I'll imagine it as the fresh morning light, stretching over the world as the sun rises. I'll pray that it shines outward, leading me along the right path and helping me have greater understanding and compassion…I'll pray that it shines inward upon myself, revealing my faults…those areas that I most need to work on. I'll pray that I have his light within me and that others can see it. And then I'll take a deep breath and try not to worry about anything more.
A massage sure sounds nice right now, though…
"If you look up, there are no limits."
Long Hollow 
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