Holy moments are when we turn
aside and look into the day for the Masters hand.
I had one of those holy moments
today as I was driving to church. I was admiring the beautiful fall leaves and
watching some flocks of birds.
All of a sudden in front of me in
the sky was a line of small birds flying across the highway in a wide stream
like a ribbon waving in the breeze. It was a fluid stream moving in unison so
precise and flowing up and down and I delighted in seeing them as I passed
under this ribbon of flowing birds.
And I looked up again at a
smaller flock that was off to the side and they turned in a group at that
moment and made a 3D-heart shape in the sky so perfect that I gasped. For one brief second a heart of birds
temporarily suspended in time in that one second for me to enjoy. They are
written in the moments of my heart that take my breath away and draw me into
the presence (presents) of the wonders of God.
I remember a moment driving with
my daughter Leah at sunset. It was a beautiful florescent orange ball sunset,
which was just peeking through under some heavy purple clouds. As we were driving off to our left there was
a huge corn processing plant and it billowed out great clouds of steam and at
that moment in time with the dark purple sky from the clouds and the sun
streaming underneath fluorescent orange rays were hitting the steam clouds
making them florescent orange in a purple sky. It was so breathtaking. A once in
a lifetime phenomenon! I wished I had a camera at the time. I was so happy to
be able to share that moment with Leah. No one else will understand the depth
of beauty and amazement in that moment in time.
It felt like a glimpse of heaven
it was so beautiful, so overwhelming, so God! He paints these beautiful
pictures that last for brief moments of time that we have to capture on our
hearts memory. I believe that is what he is doing! Capturing our hearts! When
we take a moment to turn aside and see the beauty he has bestowed on this earth
for us to dwell in. And for that moment we are his kings and queens, sons and
daughters, who get to share that beautiful moment with him! A lot of those
moments we only get to share with God himself. When we do have someone else to
share them with there is more joy having a witness who will back up the
incredibleness of our story!
These moments can be in nature;
they can be in children or in our pets. They are so precious and render our
hearts to the softness of God's precious love for us. I believe they are
passion moments. Given to us by a passionate God, our creator; master artist,
lover, musician, and humorist. A dramatic God who is dramatic in quiet
captivating moments that if we are not watching, we will miss!
I hunger and I ache and I yearn
for those moments when I can catch God doing the incredible in the ordinary day
I take for granted. I feel my heart meld
with his in those moments. Encounters of the supernatural with the God of the
supernatural! The God of creation who yearns and longs for his children to turn
aside and recognize him. To appreciate the gifts he gives us every day as the
sun rises and the sun sets. The gifts he brings to the hearts of his children
tied in ribbons of rainbows or ribbons of birds; fields of harvest presents and
trees dripping color on the ground beneath as fall blooms for us. And Father
looks down and smiles at his work and it is good!
Sharing More Holy Moments
Another holy moment happy memory
I experienced was with my son Nathan making happy cows. Nathan was in high
school doing farm chores for a farmer and working with young bulls for 4H. I
remember the gray overcast sky on the cold transition day to Spring. As we were
getting close to the farm it started sleeting.
Nathan went into the barn and I followed him. I was expecting to see young bulls, a couple
hundred pounds. To my surprise they were like 1,200 pounds. Big bulls……..oh my
God! And they came inside the pen
happily getting out of the weather following him. Nathan began to throw straw
on the ground in the pen for them and the 2 young bulls began to charge at him
and frisk about. At first I was frightened for him. Then I just watched as the
bulls played with my son in the fresh straw. He made happy cows feeding them
giving them bedding. They had a
relationship! They were enjoying him and he was enjoying them. I was enjoying
sharing in the moment the things my son did that I rarely got to witness. I had such joy watching him. He was so tall
and strong and confident. I thank God
for that holy moment that my Daddy, Father God let me share with my son Nathan.
Today my daughter Leah called
this morning and we shared another holy moment over the phone. She was telling
me she had hummingbirds on her patio......she had just hung a hummingbird
feeder last night. And while she was on the phone with me a fawn ran out of the
wood across the lawn by her apartment then back into the woods. She was so
excited. We got to share the moment. Daddy did that for us both and I
appreciated it immensely. I appreciated her love of nature and God's creation
and Daddy, Father God, Abba let me share in her love and experience of it in
that moment. And we both were happy!
Delighting in the moment of shared appreciation and love!
Deborah Goodlove
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