5 was the number for this morning, kinda light…i guess everyone was up late watching the 49ers get beat. (sorry Huck). Sarlacc and GearWrench went one way , me and Round UP followed Wichita to the back hills of Dallas.
18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
Much of the Christian experience of spirituality is being present. This is said in different ways in our culture today – being mindful, living in the now, practicing awareness. This is shared by many religious traditions and is rooted in the long history of meditation.
For us as Christians, our theology of this is somewhat unique amongst the other traditions. We believe first that we focus on the now because we serve a God who cares for us, who cares even for every single sparrow, and who counts us “worth more than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:26-33). Further, we serve a God who is eternal, which means more than everlasting. Eternal means that God is utterly outside of time. Every moment of all of history in all of creation from every aspect – past, present, and future – exists fully before God. And God, as an infinite being, can focus on every single one of these moments, without limit, without pressure or the ticking of clocks, without distraction. So when we focus on the present, and “let tomorrow worry about itself” (Matthew 6:34), we focus where God is right now. In these moments, God will grace us with contemplation, where we are able to focus fully and completely on him. Then truly we “will not much remember the days of [our] life because God keeps [us] occupied with joy in [our] heart.” (Ecclesiastes 5:20)
How much time do you miss with God because you are concerned with your status in life, your bank account, your work, your due? Consider this in your holy hour today. Be present…because the present is where God is.
Announcements :
Q school at some point
retreat w/ Sargento Feb 18-20
rice and beans every Tuesday 6 pm at Old Honda store near QT
sign up for roster relay –see Pockets
Sign up for SMR relay –see Purple Haze
Reach out to Kotters! Wirenut with Kotter Q tomorrow 2/1 @Folsom
Prayer request:
RoundUp’s wife/babys/family
Wichita mom
Big Pappys mom and new kit
Wirenut mom
James Goudelock
Westside Grandma
SA’s family
Gumbys back
Def Leppards wrist
Pax traveling back from Biloxi
Pleasure to lead today!
Ball Joint