Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.
Thich Nhat Hahn
Right now the cold is seeping under my doorways and the warm air is flowing from my heat pump above. My shades are still drawn even though it is daylight. Dishes from yesterday's dinner sit in the sink. Texts from my grown sons are appearing on my phone on the table about how we can get four families together.
The Christmas season has this aspect to it which causes panic. I fight that by spending some time each morning with scripture and meditation. What happens is fine and what doesn't happen is all right, too. It makes me sad when I sigh a sigh of relief, ready to take down all the decorations. Jesus is not a year older after his birthday passes. He is Alpha and Omega. He is now.
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I love your observation that Jesus is not a year older after his birthday :). Hopefuly, we ARE a year nearer, though!
ReplyDeleteI do hope I am nearer to Him this year than last. Thank-you for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteI loved that comment too about Jesus not being a years older, because he is now. And now is where we find him, when we can put aside our concerns about the past and our fears about the future. He is not I Was or I Will Be but I Am. Great reflections here!
ReplyDeleteJesus is not a year older... He is Now!!! LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteFighting the fear with scripture and meditation is a perfect way to stay present in the now without fear. "He is now." Therefore, I can have peace. Oh, I need to meditate on this as the panic of the season sets in. All will be well. He is now. All will be well. He is here.
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