"We need to find ways to lift the moments of our daily lives — to celebrate and consecrate the ordinary, to allow the light of spiritual awareness to illuminate our days. For though we may not live a holy life, we live in a world alive with holy moments. We need only take the time to bring these moments into the light."
— Kent Nerburn in Small Graces
The air outside this morning is crisp and clean. As I stood watching the sunrise this morning, I experienced one of the "Small Graces" that Kent Nerburn speaks about. Then I came into my computer and here was this quote waiting for me. How many opportunities each day pass us by without lifting our awareness of the Presence of the Divine all around us? I am reminded of the the Ancient Celts who were onto something when they with joy, prayer and poetry acknowledged even the mundane happenings in the world around them. While we in our modern world become so engrossed with our technology, our Smart Phones, Facebook, and TV, that we miss out on the wonders that are all around us each and every minute of our waking lives. Thich Nat Han, the wonderful Buddist monk and writer speaks similarly in reminding us to be mindful and fully aware of our experiences.
So just for today, I am challenging myself to pay attention, to be mindful, to rejoice in the "Small Graces" I will encounter today. Maybe I will have the pleasure of seeing a young child laugh with delight, or stop to actually listen to the bird's morning song.
Here is your challenge as well. Just for today.... STOP... LOOK.... LISTEN....experience a few of God's "Small Graces" that are planted in your path today.
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