You know you live in the PNW when there are random sun breaks and you stop whatever you're doing, face the sun and close your eyes! I see it everywhere, street corners, porches, friends on walks, jogging breaks...hilarious!
The other afternoon there was a sunbreak, but it was still 29 degrees mind you. so I put on socks, slippers, multiple shirts, a big puffy jacket a hat and a blanket and headed outside. The only place I could find sun was against a small portion of our fence which meant I had to sit on a 2 inch mossy ledge, feet on the picnic table below me, body contorted to make sure the suns rays directly hit my face! I sat there for 15 mins, eyes closed, face warm, until little by the little the sun slipped behind the clouds. I grabbed my belongings and headed inside, laughing at the thought of anyone witnessing me...desperate for the rays.
Suddenly my brain gave me a vivid, weirdly connected illustration (as it often does!) This desperate search for sun, this yearning for warmth...it's like Jesus. But how come I don't search for God like I chase after rays in Seattle? Yes, its frustrating...fleeting, fading, cold, contorted...but warm.
my new goal, search for the Son with as much desperation as I search for His rays.
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