As I wrote the Christmas letter in December, I commented on how quickly 2009 had passed. Later I discovered that this was basically the same way I began the letter of 2008! I hope I come up with a better way to begin a letter at the end of this year. But it does seem that the older I get the quicker the years go by.
A new year has often found me melancholic and contemplative. Some times I have been downright depressed. I still remember and can still feel the night of new year's day 29(?) years ago. I had suddenly realized that was the year that our first born would begin school. I began to grieve 8 months before anything happened. No wonder I found life difficult at times. I kept carrying burdens that no one, not even God expected me to carry.
I continue to learn to live by faith, to accept the present, to enjoy the moment. I continue to believe it is a lifetime process and will experience ups and downs in that process. I was reminded recently that eternal life is knowing God, knowing Jesus. (John 17:3 I think!). Eternal life is qualitative and not quantitative. Well, I realize that there is eternity sometime, somewhere but sometimes I am less sure of what that means too. More need for faith I think!
And so I wish you eternal life in the coming year. That sounds rather weird but somehow I think that is exactly what I want for people, not a head full of knowledge but a "knowing" of God and a "knowing" of what it means to be his child.
New year's day, 2010? I don't really recall one contemplative thought! We went to see "The Blind Side" which did bring some 'thinking'. We both enjoyed it and for us, to BOTH enjoy and no one sleeping !!! it was a good movie. Not profound but a feel-good story based on true life. After that, we had a meal at the Keg thanks to a gift certificate from friends and were home by 6! Yikes, we are getting old.
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