dailydatewithgod

I remember in junior high school we would pass around these notes between classes (okay, sometimes in class).  There was nothing special in these notes that my friends and I would pass but usual jr. high school girl talk about boys and the ridiculousness of school.  I am thankful that my gal pals at that age were not particularly cruel (though we had our emotional moments).  The messages in the notes were one thing, but it was the creative folding of the notes that made them so special. Also the designs on the outside of the note with your name.  It was almost like origami.  So when it came time to read the note you had to unfold it several times.  I was never particularly good at the special folding.  I was more of a straight shooter (fold in half over and over, no tucking of one side into another). I figured I just wasn’t creatively inclined that way. Part of the magic of those notes was as you were unfolding them, wondering what they might say.  I smile when I think about the anticipation and the irony since I just seen my girlfriend at lunch ten minutes ago–what could have possibly happened? It was the ritual of the relationship that was so important, not the information.  The magic of wonder at what might be revealed when I finished unfolding and for me the question of if I could fold it back up again the way it came–not too successful with that.  This unfolding is how our lives are.  We get handed these situations and experiences by God and we have to take them a moment at a time and see what unfolds.  We never know (though we like to think we do) what is around the corner on the next unfolding.  It is hard sometimes as I just want to be handed a manifesto on a straight sheet of paper with blue prints that say “you are here” and then a dot that says “need to get here” and draws a line.  But that takes all the mystery out of life.  If I trust that my life is unfolding just as it should and that God is there holding my hand as I walk around each corner, it can be more exciting than frightening.  As I face this day, being given breath at my waking, I am thankful to God for the opportunity to see what unfolds before me and ask that He be with me each step of the way.  Will you join me in seeing what unfolds in your life today and perhaps be excited?!  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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