Doris Grumbach, author and journalist, wrote a book that caught my attention about life in a day. She retreated to her home in Maine, and there...she went through a day with intentional observations of the world outside and within herself. Our days fly back like merry go rounds and we forget that life is more than taking the ride, she says in a paraphrase. What she actually came away with is the fullness of each moment as she kept herself alert. There are times to sit back, soak it in and watch--nevertheless, there are also times to push the day, fill it with the endless lists of responsibilities (which we all know are legitimate!). To spend the day with yourself is to learn the difference between going with the day and pushing the day toward its end. As I have watched Jesus in scripture, I find that he knew that balance between engaging the world, people and all the demands---but then he balanced it by disengaging, going with the day by withdrawing by himself to pray. In that way, he was acutely aware of individuals without losing his way to Jerusalem, the Cross and beyond to us now!
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| Here's looking at you from Doris Grumbach! |
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