As I sit in the veranda of our cottage on this new year morning, I happened to revisit a picture taken of our front lawn a few months back after the monsoon. It looked verdant, green and fresh.
I want to take this as a symbol for the year 2015. Let the coming year bring to us fullness of purpose and fulfilment in our mission.
The first thing Daffney does on most mornings after we let her out of her kennel is to run a few circles around the lawn and return to be stroked. She has got so used to it that it is one time when she an be least compliant if we wanted her to do something else during this time.
Life is given to us to live fully, freely and lovingly. There is a dimension of life which gets enhanced each time we have moments of inner quietness when we feel centered in God.
Some birds come to feed from Daffney's food. She sits still till they are almost near her plate and then gets up from her hanging chair. That is enough to chase the birds away.
I like this composure. Our circumstances are not predictable. But our composure is an inner experience we receive through our habit of stillness before God.
Let this year bring a restful orientation to our lives!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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