While walking from the church parking lot to the office, along the sidewalk I noticed a few leaves with lenses of water resting on them. Wanting to capture them, sans Nikon digital camera, I pull my phone from my pocket, compose and capture two images, this the second of the two. Entering the office, I show the secretary and finance manager the pictures of what they walked by this morning and did not notice.
Life can be about making the most of moments, or best yet, given the gift to see what others pass by having yet to be given such gift. I can honestly say that I cannot take credit for what I am guided to see. Trying to live my life in a way that peers uniquely, encourages souls, captures surrounding beauty, I would like my life, images, writings and personal investments to demonstrate that despite the cacophony of distractions, if I look for them, I can find a cacophony of beauty and truth that fills us with glory, God's.
Say what you wish. Listen to whomever you choose. Live your life on your terms. I am sure you are a great friend, spouse, dad or mom. As I wrestle with life and its meaning, there seems to be a resonance, a compelling ache within my bosom; A desire to see beauty in ashes, peace in the midst of angst, and hope assured. It seems the more I look for it, the more I find it in each day, tomorrow, next year, decades, centuries and then for millenia.
I would like to see and know truth, absolute truth, not concocted or twisted to fit what I or others believe; real; absolute; truth.
What I have come to find is that no human has power to influence all of time from the beginning to its eventual end. Yes, even science believes there was a beginning of time and seems to look like there could possibly be an end in absolute entropy. When I read the connectedness and influence of majestic being into the lives of individuals and people given eyes to see beyond time, linking a common character and nature to its unfolding, pointing to even what is to be, this, for me, reveals an entity capable of unraveling truth to those choosing to listen, and yes, it is found in the Bible.
Have you read it? Are you making judgments based on what others tell you? Is listening to people enough? Is your life satisfying? How do you know what is true? Are you surrounded by beauty? Do you see and know hope?
Can I also let you know that there is one who is trying to keep you from seeing truth and beauty having you focus on things that may not really much matter?
There is beauty here that points to amazing beauty beyond here. We can each choose to listen and look for it, or allow distraction to fill our lives and miss it all or even most of it. Yes, I too miss far more than I could, but am thankful that on this day, this moment, I had the desire to look and capture something placed originally for me, given privilege to share with you who chose to read this blog. Maybe you feel a tug. Maybe you have grown weary of well doing. It might be possible that you are yearning for more; More beauty, more truth, more hope. May God open our eyes, seeing beauty and glory beyond anything we could dream or imagine, getting glimpses of what lie in wait for those who desire to know God.
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