My 50th year is quickly drawing to a close. I am so grateful for all that has been and all that will still be. I have enjoyed the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living and know that I am deeply, richly, joyfully blessed.
This week is somewhat of a mosaic of the year. A week ago I called a long-time friend to catch up on life. I later went to the Happy movie and spent the next few days, wondering about my vocation. The next day I met with some new parishioners for lunch, unofficially wearing my Welcoming Committee hat. I got an unexpected call later in the day to join my oldest goddaughter and her family for supper at a new Vietnamese restaurant in town that got rave reviews from the local food critic. The next night, I caught the final play of the season at the local theatre with good friends. Later in the week, a friend from elementary school sent me a message via FaceBook to invite me to meet an American priest who is blind who uses his weakness for good. He believes God can transform people through their disability—and we all have disabilities. The next night I went out with a woman whose sister had been a good friend up until she died two years ago of multiple myleoma. We attended a benefit concert for the disease and thoroughly enjoyed the evening though we had no idea what on earth we were getting ourselves into. Last night, I had supper out again, with a woman who I have come to value greatly for her wisdom and insights. Today, I went shopping for grad accessories with the fore-mentioned goddaughter as her big event draws nearer.
I believe that this land of the living has offered me much of the Lord’s goodness this week and throughout my life. The word that struck me tonight in the quote was shall—I shall enjoy. The choice appears to be ours. Will you choose to enjoy the Lord’s goodness given to you this day?
Peace,
Suzanne
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