21 August 2009

Reflections on What Was and Projections of the Future

When I first started this blog, back in 2005, I thought that I'd be sharing how extraordinary my life has been, and also sharing with people the different revelations and discoveries that have been unfolding in my life.

Now that I re-read the header of this blog, I can see just how much I've changed over the last four years, and how little I've actually written about. I really wish I had been more active in writing to be able to take a look and see just how much I've changed, even in the subtle ways.

However, this isn't a contemplative introspection.

Have you ever noticed that you don't just wake up completely different- as though something transpired in your sleep without your knowledge? There's always a decision that's consciously made that slightly or significantly creates a change. And yet, you wake up different.

This summer has been a crazy one for me; It's been a time of growing and changing. I've been interning at a church in Reedley, California as well as working on an organic fruit orchard.

If you ever need to find a job that has tons of parallels to Christian living, I suggest working on a farm. There's a very valid reason Jesus used farm related stories when He told parables.

So, instead of rambling any further, I'll cut short here with the plan to write something more substantial later this evening.

be blessed, because you are!