“It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed.” I Corinthians 15:52 NLT
It only takes an instant for life to be forever changed.
My recent lack of posts was not due to sudden tragedy or illness. The transition out of the end of summer into the fall routine, along with regaining my equilibrium of a balanced schedule following a week of vacation, has simply left me experiencing a changing rhythm which often left the blogging unattended. Either that or I have been too lazy. Famous enjoyed some of this R and R with me which you can see in today’s featured image, a pretty happy dog basking in the sunset breeze of a wide and sandy beach.
I did begin to worry I was not listening to God and sending forth his message through my daily reflections. The truth is his voice has been very clear, but at times it takes me a while to begin to comprehend what He has shown me in a single thought. I understand God is simply love, the depths and heights of which I cannot understand. This is our unwavering task as his creation–to resonate, to grow in, and to be vessels of his love.
Today has been declared Patriots’ Day, a somber day of remembrance and reflection, compassion for those who tragically died suddenly sixteen years ago and honor for those who suddenly found themselves rescuing others.
It is true our world was suddenly different. The repercussions of the attacks on the World Trade Towers in New York City continue like aftershocks following an earthquake, slowly beginning to diminish over the years. We cannot live in fear of what the next second will bring or that we missed every opportunity the last second that just passed could have afforded us. But how often we trivialize each mere second as though in this world they were infinite! They are not so in this world. But they will be so in the world to come. And we should remember that God is present in every…single…moment.
Teach me the value of each moment of life today, O God.
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