Scripture: Luke 1; 67-80
There is a store in the Ashland area called “Hobby Lobby”. For those of you who have not seen this business, it is a hobby supply store extraordinaire. If you enjoy anything that remotely resembles hobbies you may want to make the trip especially during the Holiday Season. The place is huge.
It is a very overwhelming sensorial experience for those of us that do not share the joy of that particular group of activities. The inventory that they have is by far the most complete and varied of any store I have ever been in.
One of things that I tried to occupy my time with while there was looking at the wooden banner signs that were up along the perimeter of the interior walls. All of the clichéd and humorous bits of wisdom that most people would recognize were displayed.
One, though, caught my eye and made the trip very bearable. I have seen it written or heard it spoken before, but at this moment it resounded and has remained with me since that August afternoon. The sign said, “The quality of your life is not judged by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away.”
During this season let us all beware of looking for those moments. It may be in the face of a child, the smile of someone that maybe more chronologically advanced, in the beauty of music, a hug from a friend, fellowship of other Christian brothers and sisters, or in the quiet of the presence of God.
Mike Bowen
1 comment:
Wonderful...thanks for reminding us the importance of using our time wisely.
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