dailydatewithgod

Our ability to grow is never limited.  We are part of an expanding universe.  That same universe lives within the structure of the cells of our body, the nature that we witness every day, and the spirit of our soul.  We can at any moment in time decide to start anew.  I have often been told that I am persistent or stubborn (depending on the context, of course) and I used to begrudge the characteristic (at least the stubbornness one) by blaming it on my Italian/Irish heritage. In recent years, however, I have begun to see that it is not a particularly unique characteristic.  In fact, it is innate in every single one of us.  You encompass just as much tenacity as anyone.  In fact, the very reason that you are where you are today is because something deep within you will not let go of this life that you have been given.  The God within each one of us pursues us each day and each night, inviting us over and over again to experience love.  We just dont’ see it because the invitation doesn’t always come in nice stationery.  Sometimes it comes as a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle.  The kind where you have to keep the box cover handy so you can keep checking to see if you are on the right track.  Or it comes on a piece of paper that has been in the dumpster and smells of the dinner someone had yesterday.  And even though we check out and we look for distractions, and maybe we have tried to end it all at one point because it seemed too much.  The very fact that you are reading this means that the tenacious spirit of life is alive and well in you and has not yet given up on you.  God has not yet given up on you.  Your next breath is God’s invitation to not give up on you either.  My prayer for us today is that we be willing to see that we are meant to experience love more and more as we go through life and to recognize that it is through that meaning that our lives continue each day.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen