Last year around this time we purchased new property in central PA to build our retirement dream home. It has been an exciting year to plan and design a future dwelling place. It has not been easy to wait for the actual start of the ground breaking because of so many delays and sorting out details, but the slow, unfolding reality has given us more energy for reflection every step of the way. This is good. In a world where everything and everyone are in a hurry, our personal building process has its own rhythm and flow which is just right for us. When we set our minds to it, the waiting is doable.
We wait for the long, dark days of winter to finally move into the lighter days of spring where we can be transformed by nature's beautiful display of rebirth and renewal. It is always a miracle to witness. May we never take life of any kind for granted. Ever.
We, Christians, wait forty long days of Lent while fasting and praying for the Easter Season to begin. We are preparing our hearts in different ways to celebrate Jesus' way to the cross and His Rising from the dead so that we may have eternal life. May we never take this for granted. Ever.
Waiting can be a season of darkness and sometimes loneliness, but the gift on the other end of that waiting is full of beauty.
What dreams are you waiting to come to fulfillment? More importantly, when have you last allowed yourself to dream? If so, have you shared those dreams with anyone?
Take a few moments to dream today...
