“The world we live in is a peculiar place – a place of suffering and joy, a place of structure and of fluidity, a place of known things and unknown things.”
These words were typed by a friend and immediately penetrated my heart. How much of suffering is wrapped up in the unknown and fluid nature of the situation? When we are going through a hard time with a fixed end date, we count down the days with the expectation of better times. A deployment that will soon come to an end. An exhausting work schedule for a period of time. A financial strain that will be eased with the next paycheck. I think all of us find comfort in feeling like we KNOW what will happen next - or at least when the difficulty will stop.
Words from an old Amy Grant song come to mind - “It’s hard to walk in shifting sand. I miss the rock and find I’ve no where left to stand. I start to cry. Lord please help me.“
Fluid and unknown....that’s life right now.
As much as I long for structure and schedule - for level, firm ground to walk, I will choose this path of shifting sand if it keeps me walking towards my daughter. I will embrace the unknown and unknowable. And I will have confidence in things hoped for - an assurance of things not seen, trusting that there is joy to come.
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