“No one longs for what he or she already has, and yet the accumulated insight of those wise about the spiritual life suggests that the reason so many of us cannot see the red X that marks the spot is because we are standing on it. The treasure we seek requires no lengthy expedition, no expensive equipment, no superior aptitude or special company. All we lack is the willingness to imagine that we already have everything we need. The only thing missing is our consent to be where we are.”
― Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
We often spend so much of our lives lamenting over all of the things we don't have. We have decided that we don't have a good enough job, a good enough car, a good enough house, and, quite frankly, a good enough life. We spend much of our time comparing our situations to those of others. We set unrealistic benchmarks for ourselves regarding "where we should be in life." Let us being to challenge ourselves to seek out the "red X" that is already so present in our lives. In this moment, we are all exactly where God has called us to be. Let us begin to live into our present situations.
The Great I Am, help us to find peace in the present. Amen.
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