Living in the Present:
Certainly, it comes as no big surprise that I was reflecting today about our lives and the circumstances we find ourselves in recently. It's been an amazing and fairly long journey to get to this point in life - yet in many ways we've only just begun. Yet again, as far as Church goes, I'd like to go on record as saying that this is most definately our last beginning. We have finally come home to Orthodoxy!
Unfortuneatley, my mind has a long established habit of looking a bit too much at the past with varying emotions or dreaming a bit too much about a future that seems so far away . . . and wondering. The weight of these thoughts can be too heavy to bear at times.
"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matt 6:34)
"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?" (Matt 6:27)
Certainly, it comes as no big surprise that I was reflecting today about our lives and the circumstances we find ourselves in recently. It's been an amazing and fairly long journey to get to this point in life - yet in many ways we've only just begun. Yet again, as far as Church goes, I'd like to go on record as saying that this is most definately our last beginning. We have finally come home to Orthodoxy!
Unfortuneatley, my mind has a long established habit of looking a bit too much at the past with varying emotions or dreaming a bit too much about a future that seems so far away . . . and wondering. The weight of these thoughts can be too heavy to bear at times.
But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha (insert our own name), you are worried and bothered about so many things." (Luke 10:41)
Our/my ability to live in the here and now has no doubt been diminished by all of this musing. But times they are a changing and I would like to propose a new thought: The present is the present! And what should we do with a present? Well, open it of course!"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matt 6:34)
"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?" (Matt 6:27)
Just wanted to let you know I had dropped by. :-) This evening was great -- just the first of many, many great times with the Pelikans as part of our parish family.
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Dcn. David
So true, so true. This should be something that we all strive for, living in the present. Thank you for the amazing insight :)
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