In my 34 years, I can only remember twice when we were going through what was called a recession. Maybe I was too insulated from the unforgiving inner spokes and cogs of the economic machine then, but I don't remember it being as far reaching and cruel as this current economic malaise. It seems like every time I turn around I'm hearing of someone who lost their job, or is afraid that they're about to, or experienced a significant pay cut.
It seems like an odd time to talk about generosity and money. Isn't that something you'd bring up when people aren't cutting back and just trying to make ends meet? Sure, seems logical, but isn't this just the time to think about our often contentious relationship with money? Right now, when the scarcity mentality is kicking in, right now when our residual ancestral hunter-gatherer instincts are telling us to hoard?
Every once in a while when I allow myself to step out of the fray and get a little perspective, this amazing sense of peace comes over me. We're stardust with the breath of life in us, and we've come far enough to be able to ponder the universe . . . a pretty amazing and incredible thought in itself. A universe with a God at its center that always provides for our needs if we adapt to change. So why am I worrying? Why do I give so much of my energy to just getting through life that I can't appreciate the wonder, provision, beauty and constantly evolving nature of life?
David posed a very simple question last Sunday: Is money your servant or master? I hope that I'm not letting the stuff of life get in the way of experiencing the wonder of life itself. I believe that if we share...we can all have enough. I want the stuff of life to help me experience life and I want to share it with as many other fellow travelers on this path of adventure as possible. So even more so in this crap economy, we can re-learn a lot about why this adventure so amazing, and what's worth stressing about, and what's not. And maybe if we just open our hands, we'll find out there's enough for all of us.
No comments:
Post a Comment