swept into the stream
I rushed about yesterday, Lord, failing to see the landscape around me. I knew it would happen. I even talked about it with you in the morning. I had things to do that I knew would be frustrating and time consuming. I talked with you about my need for calm and contentment, the need to guard against irritation and anger. Yet it happened anyway. As the day progressed I felt swept into the stream of life. I watched it happen as if I were not part of it, as if I had no control over it.
As I descended into the current, life became a blur. I became so focused on the moment, the danger before me, and my collision with others that I missed the scenery along the bank. My vision became murky. My temperament became frothy. The beauty of the landscape I passed through can never be recovered. I can’t go back and redo those miles.
At the end of the day, Lord, I had accomplished little. I had not checked off all my list of To Do’s. Worse, however, I had done nothing to show love or encouragement. I had done nothing to grow in patience or trust. Those things I thought so important I realize now were not so. My life goes on if I don’t accomplish all the tasks I set out to accomplish. However, if I don’t learn patience, contentment, trust, and love then my life will continue to be filled with frothy, blurred days that I regret.
When I finally calmed myself and slowed down I could see the danger I had been in. I could once again see the world around me. My own character, thankfully, became clear and pure. Forgive me, Lord, for placing the tasks of my day before the character of love you are trying to stir in me. Amen.
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