Most of us keep a calendar. We record the events of our lives with its dates and times. There are obligations, meetings, and many other items. We sometimes are not tuned in to what is happening now. We find the days, weeks, months, and seasons slipping by. What we might not be aware of is that these are moments of our salvation.
We say in the “Our Father” give us THIS DAY our daily bread. This is not only meeting our physical needs, but also God wants to satisfy our spiritual longing. God wants to give us his transforming love for our salvation. God wants us to realize that that time is now. The results of what we have experienced in the past and what we will be experiencing in the future are not totally in our control. What we do have is the gift of this moment. We have the opportunity to be open to God’s revealing God’s presence now. It can come to us in many ways. We can suddenly awake in the daily routine, in a surprise phone call, in something we have forgotten or lost, in some new feeling we are feeling in our body, in news that has implications for our life. The list goes on. God wants to meet us and be with us through all of our experiences. Through our faith, trust, and love in God, our life will be filled with many blessings.
- Are you able to appreciate the gift of this present moment?
- How do you meet God in your day to day experiences?
- Have there been moments in your life when you have experienced salvation?
O God, help me experience your presence in the day to day happenings of my life.