The latter was my experience this morning. And the list is longer than I like it to be. Lying there allowed me to delay making the coffee, taking the dog out, putting the trash and recycling on the curb, and checking my messages to see if any crisis had arisen during the night.
Then came the second alarm.
It was as I was putting the recycling out that I cried out to the Lord for some sense of balance. I firmly believe that God is as much in the ground as in the sky, but I looked up as I uttered this prayer. And there I saw what a clear and star-filled night it has been. Immediately I recognized two constellations. Other stars twinkled and winked (maybe I imaged the winking.) I remembered our discussion in Sunday Church School this past week as we discussed Genesis and God's care in creation.
By the time I opened my Bible and began to say my prayers I was in a different place. The nine minutes spent in bed were of no help to me; the few minutes I spent standing in the street looking to the heavens had rejuvenated me.
I pray that this humble offering might bring some of that twinkle and wink into your morning. I pray that these words might be a reminder to you of the peace which comes from God and through God. When I was a child, every Sunday sermon ended with these words, "May the peace which passes all understanding keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." That is the peace that will remain with me this day, and hopefully will find root in your busy and sometimes anxious lives.
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