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We were made in love by love for love. And this morning, I see the abundance of love in my world: I've awoken to another day, the sun rose, the birds are singing. Abundance. I shouldn't, but sometimes I take these things for granted; because they happen so often I can forget to see them for the miracles that they are.
We can be blind to the familiar. We can also be blind to the unexpected or the surprises in our lives. I think of the woman at the well. In her surprise encounter with Jesus, she was probably expecting him to treat her as everyone else in the town probably did, with judgment and condemnation. She might have put up her protective barriers and rejected his outreach. He was gentle, and out of his own goodness offered love in the form of acceptance and kindness. What a gift he gave and she received, and then she rushed to her town to pass this along. Had she rejected this unexpected gift, the whole town would have missed out.
I see in this a reminder to give love but also to receive love; otherwise, we put a stop to the flow. Who might I encounter today? Family, friends, a child rushing to catch the bus, a clerk at the store. Each one is created by God and a gift from God. What might God be offering each of us through each other?
How might my life be different if I saw each part of my day as a gift, recognized the abundance, welcomed and accepted it as such, let it wash over me and lived in the flow of love?
Open my eyes, Lord
Open my ears, Lord
Open my heart, Lord
Help me to see the world through the lens of love
Help me to live in the flow of your love
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