Weekly Meditation

Today with a myriad of instruments we can explore things we never imagined. But we can no longer see directly what is right in front of us. -- Merton, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander

.Sound familiar? In this age of texting, cell phones, I-Pods, and whatever is coming next from Silicon Valley, human conversation and interaction is lost. One of my favorite comic strips — Zits — makes light of the teenage son who communicates with his parents by his cell phone. The humor is found in the reality of our time. Y’all have been abused enough by my stories of my bus loaded with passengers all living in personal cocoons of communication.

Our relationship with God sometimes is much like the son in Zits with his parents and friends. We are so busy calling and exploring for God we no longer see that God is right in front of us. We are so inpatient to find what God wants us to do we forget that God will make it clear when the time comes to act. Sometimes we need to pause, take a deep breath and enjoy the authentic real experiences of everyday life, things to be happy about, things to praise God for.