I was driving to crossing gaurd yesterday with the radio on. I usually listen to 87.7 because I like to listen to "Good Morning America." But this was the afternoon and "One Life to Live" was on. For those of you who are not familiar with day time television, that is a soap opera. We all know how encouraging and up lifting the soaps can be!lol
Well suprizingly enough I was inspired. One of the daytime divas was giving a ranting party. She was going on about how the child she thought was hers really wasn't and how in her fight to keep him she endangered the child's life. She then went on to tell how her love for this child had caused her to be blind to the truth and how much pain her actions had caused everyone. Trust me I am giving you the extremely shortened version. Sounds really positive and encouraging, huh? Well somewhere in the midst of the tears and screaming she had a moment of truth. She made the statement that she when she held her child she knew she was alive.
I began to think about. How do we define life? How do we know we are living? I can remember moments in my life where suddenly I was keenly aware of my own heart beat. Those moments came out of fear, love, and sometimes out of excitment. But they did come. And for a moment I felt alive. Truly alive. I want to feel "alive" more often. I want to live in those moments that define me. I want to take the time to really feel. To hear my heart beat. To know my place in the universe.
Today's prayer:
Lord help to feel the electrifying power of the Holy Spirit within me today. Help to know that my place in the universe is defined by your will and purpose. Lord today I want to be alive for you.
Well suprizingly enough I was inspired. One of the daytime divas was giving a ranting party. She was going on about how the child she thought was hers really wasn't and how in her fight to keep him she endangered the child's life. She then went on to tell how her love for this child had caused her to be blind to the truth and how much pain her actions had caused everyone. Trust me I am giving you the extremely shortened version. Sounds really positive and encouraging, huh? Well somewhere in the midst of the tears and screaming she had a moment of truth. She made the statement that she when she held her child she knew she was alive.
I began to think about. How do we define life? How do we know we are living? I can remember moments in my life where suddenly I was keenly aware of my own heart beat. Those moments came out of fear, love, and sometimes out of excitment. But they did come. And for a moment I felt alive. Truly alive. I want to feel "alive" more often. I want to live in those moments that define me. I want to take the time to really feel. To hear my heart beat. To know my place in the universe.
Today's prayer:
Lord help to feel the electrifying power of the Holy Spirit within me today. Help to know that my place in the universe is defined by your will and purpose. Lord today I want to be alive for you.
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