PHOTO: Mary van Balen
This morning I stopped at the grocery store on my way to work and bought boxes of animal crackers to share on Saint Francis’ feast day.
The morning was lovely. Clouds filled the sky, and though they looked as if they might bring rain later, in the morning they shone with sunlight. I stepped out of my car and smiled at the store employee who was collecting shopping carts from the parking lot.
“Good morning!” I said with a smile. “It’s a beautiful morning, isn’t it?”
He smiled back. “Yes, it is. They all good.”
His words stayed with me while I worked at the department store, decorated a birthday cake, and enjoyed dinner and prayer with friends.
He was right. Some days the sun shines; on others rain pours from grey skies. Some days are humid and hot; others are frigid and snowy. No matter. Each day is a gift to embraced. Each brings blessings, and even if they are not apparent at the moment, in time, creation weaves them into bounty.
Each day is an invitation to life. Sometimes I forget that, and instead of living “wide awake” I move through the hours oblivious to the present moment. No matter the weather outside or in my heart, I will try to remember the wisdom of the man in the grocery store parking lot: “They all good.”
© 2010 Mary van Balen
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