Occasional musings of a Generation X Sister of St. Joseph of Peace. Read along as I live into a life of love and service as a modern day Catholic Sister (aka "nun") and continue to discern my call to "act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with God."
3.07.2006
trunks
I spent a lot of time on retreat walking, looking up at and taking pictures of trees. One day it dawned on me why trees fascinate me so, especially their various and sundry scars, knots and moss covered trunks. They represent visually on their surface the history of the tree, just as the rings on the inside can tell us how old the tree is, how many droughts and rainy seasons it has survived. Each tree tells a unique beautiful story as it goes on living.
But we humans, we don’t like to carry our knots and scars so visibly on the surface. We hide them inside and underneath, under the misconception that we should be perfect. And this effort takes energy away from the business of living. But we don’t have to. God loves us. All of us – warts, knots, and battle scars. Jesus knows. He understands. And he opens his arms to us all the same.
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Thanks Brandon!!!!
Glad to have you back in the blogosphere.
And you know I value your opinion :)
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