Before…
I’ve been thinking of what my intentions were in coming up here alone. In coming up here to be quiet and have some solitude. Some time to do nothing. To not have to be responsible for other people, especially work. To read and think. To write. To listen: to God, to my own heart, to His call on my heart and life. To know Him more deeply as I get to know myself more deeply. All of that, and maybe more…
Sometimes our own intentions don’t have a clear enough view of what God is actually up to in our lives, and it takes some quiet, some solitude, some isolation from the normal day-to-day stuff to change our view. To change our perspective. To offer some fresh insight and inspiration.
I snapped this photo last evening at the shoreline. Leaves have been falling to a sort of watery grave for a while, it seems. But this green one was a pretty fresh fall. And I couldn’t help but think of my fears, that I may fall too soon. Before my call is complete… Before my purpose is fully realized.
“We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.”
– Thomas Merton
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I’ve been thinking of you so much, Scott. Your quietness and then the burst of energy that so vividly touches everyone and everything around you. It makes your life inspirational and exemplary. I have always loved you, Scott, and feel encouragement just watching you in your life. Thanks for loving Jesus!