AND GOD SAYS:
“I keep calling to you but
you do not come.”
I couldn't until I was sure
there was nowhere else to go.
Florida Scott Maxwell
I totally relate to the quote
above. First of all, let me say
this: turning to God does not necessarily
mean that I’ve been away from God. God
surrounds me like the air I breathe. God
is the Source of my life and all life and I can’t really get away from the
Mystery of that Amazing Presence. I
can, however, move through my days as though everything depends on me. I can wear myself out because I forget to
remember to breathe. Well, of course I
breathe whether I remember that I am breathing or not but it is so much more
enriching when I can truly be in the breathing.
Imagine that you live your life beside
a flowing stream; the water is always moving.
The stream provides a kind of natural music for your soul. The sun rises and sets. The seasons pass over the flowing stream. Plants grow. Birds sing and drink and play in
the waters. Only you~~you never seem to
come.
What healing presences are you
missing in your life right now simply because you don’t hear them calling to
you? What are you missing because you
are rushing around doing important things?
These are good questions. In some
way God is always calling us deeper into the mystery of life, calling us to the
Source. To hear this call we have to stop. We will not be able to hear the call ‘on the run’ unless we also learn to
stop. To rest! To be!
To linger! To dwell! To enjoy!
To see! To hear! To abide!
God is somewhat like that stream
and concerning the quote above, perhaps there are times when we don't go to God
because we don't know what to say. Or perhaps there are times when we don’t
go to God because we think we don’t have time.
I've said it before
and I'll say it again. Words are the least important part of prayer; we
don't need a lot of words to pray. We
just need a lot of presence and mindfulness.
The season of Advent can assist us
in remembering that we have nowhere else to go except to the stream of living
water. Let the sunrise of God’s Presence
shine on you during this holy season.
Get out your hopeful heart.
Put
your feet in the stream
of living waters and
wait for God.
