Today, I posted this picture on my Facebook captured on Mau'i, Hawai'i. My life has unfolded as one who encourages others. As I examine the world I am blessed to see, the lives around me, the interaction and workings of the here and now, my senses and musings often drive deep pondering and meaning for this thing called life.
It was raining this day on the northern coast of Mau'i as we drove the road to Hana. Drops descended upon us, the ground filled to full. Our steps oft slippery and a tad treacherous, but we worked our way through to find such spots of beauty for my camera and I to capture. This photographic moment spurred consideration in my heart.
A single drop of rain may seem insignificant, just as a single life may to some, or many. But collectively, they blend becoming essential life to plants, life to animals and if not needed there, move to join others, collectively flowing to other places of need. No longer drops, the torrential flood flows on, together, evoking miniscule change as it flows, the life giving substance moving on to bless others downstream.
There are many lives I have no awareness or knowledge of. People, just like the ones I do know, but seemingly insignificant to me because they are not part of my circle, those whose drops join me It could be your life, you, reading this blog, whom I know nothing of, yet your life is significant, maybe not to me, but to those you love and care for. You might be the drop of water flowing by here earlier or yet to come, but together we are part of the same stream of life, and we are significant.
To those of you who, vicariously, join these footprints of faith, I am grateful my life, my writing, has found some meaning in yours, our drops coming alongside one another for a moment, then pressing forward, on to add meaning to the lives of those we are called, refresh. I celebrate with the drops I am blessed to join, flowing together in purpose, the beauty of life and living. As the year ahead unfolds before you and those who are part, take time to stop, admiring the beauty of precious flow, while celebrating with abounding thanksgiving the lives of those around you. Be kind, in the midst of your trouble, with others who may desire helping, but need time to learn about your problem before they can help.
We all have problems. Focus on blessing others in spite of your trouble to bless, help and inspire others in the midst of theirs. Imagine the year 2013 as one filled with such people coming alongside one another, flowing together to share richness of encouragement in life and living; each of us concerned or consumed not by our own issues, rather joining together to learn of another's. Our single drop like life can join the abundance of falling rain to drench our world, creating a beautiful paradise. It is what I long for, what I dream, what I see when I examine the hints our world shows. Together, no longer just drops descending, flowing streams of blessing.
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