Dancing Glory

A Reflection on the Second Reading for August 23rd, 2020:
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Romans
11.33-36

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” “Or who has given a gift to him, to receive a gift in return?” For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.

Pause. Pray.

And then read more...

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​Like a dance on the skin of the water
The sun sparkles and shines.
It catches my eye and moves me
Into the wonder of His presence.



Just as a daylily spreads wide its petals to receive the sun,
So my heart opens and reaches for Him,
Longing for His wisdom to draw me ever nearer,
To paint me ever brighter,
To shape me in the manner He chooses.



My mind drifts to the sound of nearing footsteps;
A current of air returns me to the frequency of His breath.
He wipes the sweat from my brow with a tender, cool breeze.
He stills my heart with nature’s song.



There is no silence—life moves all around me.
And now

Moves within me
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As He quietly whispers:





Your pace has quickened, slow down and see. 

Let Me move you. 


Receive.





Yes, Father.
For from You we receive the sun and the stars;
The galaxy and the emerging bloom.
You are the grandeur and the quietude.
From You, through You, and to You
Is glory.



“Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.”   -Winnie the Pooh




Lori MacDonald

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