The green from this little plant caught my eye this afternoon.
I purchased it a few years ago. It’s pretty easy to entertain, and it rarely complains. I like how this little one stretches and moves to follow the sun.
There are moments when I find myself wishing to be a cozy houseplant. I often reflect on my life through that lens. Am I soaking up enough sunlight, getting the right amount of water, and receiving all the nutrients I need? Am I letting go of the old leaves to make room for fresh ones? If I were a houseplant, I believe God would be right there, nurturing me and tending to the soil and the environment around me so that I can flourish.
Prayer creates a time and space for the Holy to witness my life, allowing me to notice the Sacred. Advent is when we tend to our inner flame, carefully nurturing and sustaining a small, flickering light throughout this season, embodying the anticipation and hope for the coming of the Christ. And because the Christ child has already been born, we find ways to answer the question, “What is trying to be born that requires a radical reorientation of our vision? What is the new thing that is trying to emerge from deep within us and from deep within the collective soul of our community?”
Today’s word is ‘Go.’ I’m unsure how I connect ‘go’ with the plant and the invitation to pray. Perhaps it’s my cold talking, but the green made me think of the word ‘go.’ Go and pray, go and wait, go and hope, go and prepare, go and tell it on the mountains, go and rest, go and love. Let go of whatever may prevent you from hearing the angels singing – and the infant’s cry that will remind us, “God is with us, and we are with God.”
Go.
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| One of our parishioners knows how to go on adventures! I always enjoy it when they share their stories with us and the pictures of the many places they visit. |
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