Meditate on it

 We are all in-between, in expectation, in our daily lives.  Waiting for our to-do list to be-done.  Waiting for break or dinnertime or the early evening window when we can sit with some ease unscripted. We wait for children to sleep or for them to visit. We wait anytime we anticipate future somethings, small something, daily somethings, or grand life transforming somethings. We wait. Artwork courtesy of Eleanor T. Hawkins An  eastern perspective encourages living in the moment, not becoming enmeshed in the past or future. I see wisdom in being present, recognizing the gift and value of the now, the today.  However, I would not go so far as to suggest the past or future is lesser or a mirage. Both the Jewish and Christian traditions place emphasis on history, remembering, and anticipating things to come.  I think these are right too. So, in this season of in-betweens--for me personally, there are a dozen transitions--I look forward to this season of advent, of reconnecting with differe

 Well, I took the time to trace back when I began this last "cycle" of readings.  Would you believe August of 2019?  I'm thankful for this blog as it provides a record for my mind. It reminds me indisputably of what I've been reading and thinking.  My memory has always been sort of fluid, partially because the "big picture" and the "next question" is more interesting to me than remembering the answers and journey. Oddly, I do love genealogy which seems to contradict this impulse, and I am fascinated by public and personal history.  Perhaps it's that I can't be bothered to spend too much time thinking about where I've been recently or I would, alas, become overwhelmed or lost in those ruminations. So to summarize---before this cycle I followed a plan called the Fourfold Gospel.  I finished that in July 2019.  Here's a reference point .  Feb 2018-July 2019  Fourfold Gospel In August 2019, I began again with Genesis, this new plan. Au

"I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them."  Revelation 21:3 If you are curious about my studies these days, I haven't lapsed, just lapsed in posting.  At some point I shifted to private journaling and prayer.  This blog is close to that in a way--as it's obscure--just another blog among millions that quietly sit there in the morass of information available online. But, I'm "checking in" this morning as an effort at continuity.  I'm close to finishing this chronological reading plan that I began at least-- two years ago?  I really need to look it up, but as short as my attention span is these days, I will forgo doing that lest I leave this entry unfinished, lol. Whatever the length, it's been very good times. I am always trying to cement my understanding of the Bible as I go along.  It's so broad and so deep that