Tuesdays: The Extraordinary Mundane
- Bailey
- Mar 31, 2015
- 2 min read
1. the friends you know you need, and even the ones you don’t I have friends I need as badly as I need air. Not literally, but if they somehow disappeared I don’t know if I would be able to breathe. Today I had the chance to hang out with some friends I rarely see or talk to. It reminded me the importance, the imperativeness of community in life. Jesus does major work through us in people, and through people in us. I love being a part of that.
2. “get on with your life” Like a bucket of ice water, this text woke me up today. My initial reaction was “ouch”, but I soon realized the truth in it. The context surrounding this text is less significant than what it taught me. There are hundreds of circumstances to get totally hung up on each day– end-of-the-world, I-will-never-make-it, why-me occurrences that threaten the vitality of joy. Each one of these is an even bigger opportunity to get on with my life and live. In the moment, with hope for future glory, in spite of present circumstances, life goes on, and I don’t ever want to be stuck in the dullest, least significant moments.
3. a full belly How unnoticed and thankless this gift goes by. Looking at the rest of the world, I should realistically be radically grateful for this simple miracle. Today I am thankful for food and most of all for the Bread of Life that feeds my soul daily.
4. hard workouts Writing for an intro questionnaire in my creative writing class today, I brought up that “I love running track because it is something I can work extremely hard at without thinking too deeply, and I love writing because it is something I can think really deeply about without working extremely hard.” The way this summed me up with such clarity surprised me, and even reminded me why I love what I have been given the ability to do.
