the old glove

It's funny how simply we fall into old patterns.  The ease of conversation and relationship supernaturally blossoms, as though the flow of time temporarily halted during the absence and then continues its flow upon reunion.  Small things, in some ways, and yet profoundly important.  Those who choose to continue downstream with you and those who took other paths, it's always surprising, but at this point in my life it is not new.

So this is just a reminder to myself, that even as I am open to those who join in on the journey, I can choose to put distance between people; and also, people can also do the same to me.

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I'm tired.  I've almost made it through the first onslaught of the spring semester.  A little over a week and I will be on a spring break where I am actually able to take a real break.  There's still things to be done, music to be learned, but at least freed from a schedule and from the ever changing landscape of "making it work."  The rest is much needed.


Matthew 6:25-35 (MSG)
“If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

 “Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.

 “If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.