dailydatewithgod

It is hard to see the storm clouds when the rain is pouring down on you.  It is challenging to remember how strong we are when all we feel is weak and hopeless.  It is easy to forget that the sun is still shinning when the clouds hamper our view of the sky.  We get focused on our most immediate reality and understandably so.  We have the capacity to experience life on so many levels.  It can be overwhelming to balance the reality of all there is at any given moment.  No wonder we choose to check out sometimes. Being alive is no small feat.  I believe even the statistics of being born are still miraculous but I can’t provide you the numbers at the moment.  I do know that so far there have been many ways that I have attempted to push away life but thankfully I am not successful.  It is synonymous with the idea stated by the character Pearly Somes ( a servant of Lucifer) in the movie A Winter’s Tale:  “I’ll tell you something that should chill your blood. No matter how far we tip the scales our way, no matter how many of them we turn dark, nothin’ seems to break their capacity for hope. They pass it back and forth like the flu at a preschool fair. We’re losing, Lucifer. One bright star at a time, we’re losing.”  When we listen to the quiet voice of our hearts we find the call to venture on life.  It is a venture that requires courage, hope, and light. Our hearts have all the tools we need and they seem to be working in us even when we are not aware of them. As we become come to know the truth of who we are, we learn to utilize the built-in tools to answer the call to venture on life, our life. Just because we can’t see ourselves as the bright and courageous stars we are, doesn’t mean our next breath isn’t infusing and circling hope within. Maybe by our remembering what our hearts are truly made of we will infect those around us.