Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea –Mt 13:1
A couple of weekends ago I went out of my house and literally sat down by the sea in Gloucester. I spent a wonderful weekend on retreat, communing with God through the beauty of nature. I picked up a little book to read from the house library and found this very apt poem on “Today”. I thought with sadness how true to life these words are. How often do we not pay attention to today? How often do we not see God’s peace, joy and love in front of us in the form of each other and in the beauty of nature?
TODAY
Today came, smiling, toward me
Arms laden with brightly wrapped gifts.
And I said, “I’ll be with you in just a minute.”
You see, I was in this conversation with Yesterday
—I forget exactly what it was all about—
And it went on and on.
I called out to Today, “I’ll be right with you.”
Then, when Yesterday finally finished with me
And before I could get back to Today,
Tomorrow barged right up and began talking.
I called out to Today, “Just give me a few more minutes.” Well, Tomorrow would be satisfied with nothing less
Than dotting all the i’s and crossing all the t’s—
I forget what it was all about. really.
(You know how Tomorrow can be.)
So I called out to Today,
“Just hang in there.”
Tomorrow, satisfied at last, left me.
And I looked up.
And Today was gone.**
**Making Friends With Yourself, Leo P. Rock, S.J.- Paulist Press, 1990
This summer, make today count. Look around you right now and enjoy the moment. Thank God for the joy of today and ignore the pains of the past and worries of the future. Today only happens once in your lifetime- make it count.
God Bless, Holly Clark
A couple of weekends ago I went out of my house and literally sat down by the sea in Gloucester. I spent a wonderful weekend on retreat, communing with God through the beauty of nature. I picked up a little book to read from the house library and found this very apt poem on “Today”. I thought with sadness how true to life these words are. How often do we not pay attention to today? How often do we not see God’s peace, joy and love in front of us in the form of each other and in the beauty of nature?
TODAY
Today came, smiling, toward me
Arms laden with brightly wrapped gifts.
And I said, “I’ll be with you in just a minute.”
You see, I was in this conversation with Yesterday
—I forget exactly what it was all about—
And it went on and on.
I called out to Today, “I’ll be right with you.”
Then, when Yesterday finally finished with me
And before I could get back to Today,
Tomorrow barged right up and began talking.
I called out to Today, “Just give me a few more minutes.” Well, Tomorrow would be satisfied with nothing less
Than dotting all the i’s and crossing all the t’s—
I forget what it was all about. really.
(You know how Tomorrow can be.)
So I called out to Today,
“Just hang in there.”
Tomorrow, satisfied at last, left me.
And I looked up.
And Today was gone.**
**Making Friends With Yourself, Leo P. Rock, S.J.- Paulist Press, 1990
This summer, make today count. Look around you right now and enjoy the moment. Thank God for the joy of today and ignore the pains of the past and worries of the future. Today only happens once in your lifetime- make it count.
God Bless, Holly Clark
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