The conversation had already transitioned from work to the broader joys and challenges one finds in life. With a move to an apartment in town, logistics, groceries, and all things domestic were items for discussion. There was one complaint about his local grocery store. For all the good things it had, there was a glaring problem: they did not stock blueberries!
I spoke of options and alternatives. At the time, I sensed that my words were not landing. It was as if I was speaking of an imaginary source of berries. His body language told me my words “had to be impossible”.
Two days later, I was shopping at my favourite fruit and vegetable store in the Mina Port. With shelves loaded with blueberries and at great prices, a wind-up photo was captured and sent. His response was almost instantaneous.
“Where can I get these?”
Pictures of the store, a geo-location link, and a promise to take him on a visit to the area followed. Along with it came quiet whispers. What are you looking to source that is hard, almost impossible to find? I realised the challenge is ongoing even as the answers are within my heart and mind.
Life is richer when I know I am accepted and belong. Divinity, life, and others who care to make a difference remind me of this often. I do belong. I am accepted, just as I am. My life is defined by us, not I. In opening myself up to the gifts of love, I discover I am where I am supposed to be. I am in the arena, fighting for love, community, and hope.
My source of hope and inspiration is found in gifts of love, moments of kindness, and scenes of beauty and awe. I forget what I have experienced; Divinity’s love “became the source of eternal salvation to all who believingly obey him.” (Hebrews 5.10)
An endless supply of hope is within my reach. In turning towards Divinity and her children, I am in the open, bathed in light, motivated, and ready to live.
