Just For Today

While paging through a journal from 2009,I stumbled upon one of my rare "sharable" entries. I had written it for the church magazine,but the poor unfortunate remained in the confines of a scruffy,silver paper covered notebook. Until now. Though somewhat edited,as Geography exams no longer plague me,what I will post here is just about what I scrawled down around this time two years ago.

Just for today I will not fret about yesterday's awkward moments or worry about tomorrow's *Theology assignment. I will get rid of fear and past experiences and discover God's will for today.
Just for today I will not try to appear perfect. I will feel free to cry,to doubt,to laugh until I hurt. I will think less about pleasing people and more about pleasing God. Just for today I will be a good listener. I will comfort others and keep my own opinions at bay. I will love others for who they are,not what they are.

Just for today I will take time to create a memory. I will take a walk at sunset,pick a flower,greet a stranger,talk to a child and read an entire chapter of my Bible.
Just for today I will trust God for the "impossible": a friendship healed,a bad memory erased,a sin forgotten.Just for today a will quit a bad habit and replace it with a good one. I will not minimize or justify my wrongs-I will say "It's my fault" and take the heat for my behaviour.
Just for today I will act out my faith in very everyday,ordinary ways and trust God in very extraordinary ways.I will stop telling people I'm a Christian and start showing them.

Just for today. Tomorrow will take care of itself.


*Originally Geography exam


The sunset I did indeed view while taking a walk.



Tumbling Along

How I have neglected you,oh my dear,perhaps non-existent,cyber space readers...

On Friday night at youth,between a conversation about what the world would be like if coughing sounded like laughing and an indepth discussion about magic tricks and popping balloons with lasers,this blog of mine was remembered. The lengthy conversation between two men of few words and unsound minds went like this:
Kevin:    When are you going to blog again?
Richard:  You have a blog?
Kevin:     She does. It is a bit of a tumbleweed situation.
Richard:  Are you impressed by my *rubik's cube skills?**

I'm not quite sure what Kevin's opinion of my blog is. Either the way it starts and stops relates to a tumbleweed's sporadic movements,or my blog is dry,crunchy and moved along by random gusts of wind. Whichever one motivated his remark,the answer to Kevin's question is "now". I promised a blog series on my fellow yoyl goers and friends like Kev and Richy provide numerous bloggable comments. The winds of writing and inspiration are blowing once more,pushing my blog into motion. We are tumbling along...

*Yes,that is how you spell it. Google told me.

** I am impressed by your skills Richard.