I have been writing DTs (daily thoughts) for ten plus years. I was recently asked about my greatest insight or surprise along the way. It is an interesting question. It is also a question where the answer came early and surprisingly about the surprise, has not changed with time.
The greatest surprise and insight in writing a daily thought of how Life is trying to teach me is this; if I show up for God, God is always there. No matter what mood I am in, regardless of my mental, physical, and emotion state of being, if I am there, Divinity is present.
The process of contemplation – a simple being present, open, and silent – has been stunning. The time is never silent. It is filled with thoughts not of my own, always taking me to places I did not know I needed to go. I find the Spirit quietly pulling me in a way that gives me a sense of peace, presence, and purpose. As I look back, I have confidence in what is to come. I can say along with the Psalmist, “Surprise us with love at daybreak; then we’ll skip and dance all the day long.” (Psalm 90.14)
I am hopeful that others will take my writings as an invitation to be on journeys of their own. That is the goal. In any way, shape, or form that it takes, to hear that another is taking a walk with Divinity is a second injection of Hope.
As much as I hope that others will benefit, I have come to appreciate that I do this as an act of caring for my soul. Without it, I suffer. The tangible impact is real. Clouds that otherwise would be squalls that come and go quickly remain wrapped around my heart in a dark embrace. Challenges that I have faced and overcome morph into mountains that appear insurmountable.
Today contemplation again takes me to the beauty, wonder, and awe in our lives. In the process, I am reminded and reconnected with the source of divine love and purpose.
