i haven't written in a few days because i haven't had anything to say.
i want for this post to have the grand sweeping feel of my life at this moment, but i know that i will fail to communicate with clarity to reality of my situation.
life is a pilgrimage. we are all on a journey. sometimes we walk alone. sometimes we are with others. sometimes we walk in the same direction. sometimes in different ones. day after day. moment after moment we walk through valleys and mountains- i love the mountains- i love being able to see where i'm going and where i've come from. i love the exhilaration of being alone and at the top of the world, but there is always a higher mountain. we can cross this globe over and over- we can climb and crawl and run, but where are we going? is there One mountain on which we can all sit and drink tea? Is there really an End? I pause to ponder- does being on top of the mountain matter except that you climb it? does enjoyment of the mountaintop come from walking through the valley to get there? a wise man once said that nothing grows on the mountaintop. perhaps i am chasing the wrong things. perhaps the chase is what matters. the search is what counts. the desires within my heart- they are wrong. what have i done? the desires in my heart reveal that there is nothing to satisfy them here on earth? does that mean i need to climb a higher mountain? to plunge into a deeper valley? a whispering voice echoes across mountain and valley. my soul is stirred. it is not for mountain or valley i long- it is for a person. who is this person? with whom i desire to drink tea?
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This encouraged me so much, because I think often times it's easy to be directed from the mountain to the valley instead of completely away from the plains, the dirt, the mud, the blooming plant, the mountain, the valley,the river, (happiness, sadness, the beginning/end of the journey, the hard times, the fun times, times of growth, times of death, times of pain, times of dryness, etc.) But in whichever you are that person with Whom you desire to drink tea will be there. :)
ReplyDeleteThat being said, each place has its purpose, its lessons, its time, and its feelings. BUT there will always be One who will remain consistent and will continually satisfy us. This was one of the promises that I read the other day :
"Delight yourself in the L*rd and he will give you the desires of your heart." Ps. 37:4
Recenter, rethink, reset our minds and hearts on him who will ONLY be able to fill each of those and in complete contentment. :)
Hope work is going well Jerm.
-K