Imperfections

Frigid, bitter cold, wind and snow is what western Michigan and Holland have had the last ten days. No school the last three or four scheduled days. Normally my grandchildren would love that except it is final exam days that have been postponed and the exams will be done the first day back so instead of having them over and done with they have been on hold which makes for anxious waiting. No more tests at least not school tests for this writer. I assume there will be plenty of "tests" coming for me before I depart this life. Joyce and I have enjoyed a number of movies which we get from the local library which we can navigate to in town without too much trouble. We had worship Sunday so that was meaningful and the kids picked us up for pizza Saturday night so that was fun. It was great to receive a phone call from a friend who was driving to Arizona for a month. Trust they will have nice sunny, warm weather. We will drive to Florida next week and hope for that kind of weather there also. We do have plans to fly to Arizona for a week in March also. It is fun to be able to travel at our leisure. Here is a meaningful quote from Macrina Wiederkehr in A Tree Full of Angels.

"All too often we bemoan our imperfections rather than embrace them as part of the process in which we are brought to God. Cherished emptiness gives God space in which to work. We are pure capacity for God. Let us not, then, take our littleness lightly. It is a wonderful grace. It is a gift to receive. At the same time, let us not get trapped in the confines of our littleness, but keep pushing on to claim our greatness. Remind yourself often, "I am pure capacity for God. I can be more.""

Remember God will keep in perfect peace one whose mind is fixed on God because one trusts in God. I like it and claim it.