Waynesville, North Carolina
An Invitation to Living
It is hard to see
that where we stand right now is Holy Ground.
We are a people so caught
up in the process of living that we find it
nearly impossible to
enjoy the present moment.
Almost everything in
our society lures us to dream of the future.
Everything I will be
better we think when things are different
than they are right
now.
The very best we can
do what God is giving us today.
Not only is the
ground we stand on Holy—reach day is a gift.
Look where you sit as
you read this and honor that spot as Holy
and give thanks to
God for the present moment just as it is.
The Rev. Daniel Paul
Matthews, D.D.
(Rector emeritus—Trinity Parish, Wall Street)
The Swag, Waynesville, North Carolina
October 6, 1985
The Swag is a registered Country Inn in Waynesville, North Carolina. It stands right on the very boundary of the Smokey Mountains National Park. On the map it looks like it rests on the sway back of a horse. Fr. Dan directed its construction, a gift for the eye of what could be done and the real potential for living in that solitude, the freshness of the moment in the mountains. Check it out at www.theswag.com
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