Listen to your life.
See it for the fathomless mystery that it is.
In the boredom and pain of it
no less than in the excitement and gladness:
touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it
because in the last analysis all moments are key moments,
and life itself is grace.
Frederick Buechner
We love Christmas because it's extra-ordinary, a sparkle of light and hope in the darker months, a celebration of joy and hope when things in real life are often so bleak or mundane. Our real, every day, ordinary lives are beautiful too, which is easy to forget and not see. Part of my theology is to see and notice how beautiful and remarkable daily life is, some people call this mindfulness. The daily activity of looking for a joyful moment, something to be thankful for and admitting something we felt helpless about is part of this.
Today I found joy in brunching with old friends, I was thankful for the start of the school holidays and I felt helpless over household repairs we never have time for.
Scripture
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined.
Isaiah 9:2
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