Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear. Or farther. In spite of the saying that hindsight is 20/20, our view of the past is rarely undistorted by our dreams or disappointments. It’s important to check behind yourself, but that view only makes sense in the context of what’s ahead.
How has your view of your past changed because of what you’ve seen down the road?
The Christian celebration of Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season, when the apostles were visited by the Holy Spirit, which appeared to them as tongues of fire. But perhaps the Holy Spirit shows up for all of us, in much more subtle forms: a line of poetry that flashes into your mind, a rose flaming on the bush, stars blazing in the clear night sky.
How does the Holy Spirit visit you?
Sand sculptors put hours of work and a lifetime of craft into building elaborate structures that will soon be obliterated by wind and water. It seems foolish, but then many castles built of stone have been ruined by wind and water across the ages.
What do you put your whole self into creating, even though you know it won’t last?
“The creation of the world did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day.” ―Samuel Beckett
Where do you see the creation of the world taking place around you?
The majestic grandeur of a mountain face and the little stones that line the river bed are the same thing—the only distinction between them is time. The stones are the mountain’s way of singing with the river.
What do you belong to that is larger than yourself? How does your song add to the whole?
