Celtic tradition focuses on living in the moment; existing in God’s moment. Continuing with the thoughts of George McDonald he writes that “No one ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a we can bear.”
Again, this reminds us of the words of Jesus that we often referred to in our daily devotions, when Jesus said,”Take no thought for tomorrow…” or as Eugene Peterson paraphrases it, “If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.” Matthew 5:25-26
Margaret Storm Jameson, the English author, once expressed the view that we all spend too much time living in the past, feeling regret for lost joys or shame for things badly done. Even when our minds turn to the future, she said, we spend an inordinate amount of time longing for it or dreading it. "The only way to live," she said, "is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle . . . Work at your work. Play at your play. Shed your tears. Enjoy your laughter. Now is the time of your life."
Help me to live in the present.
Allow me to be present to you,
as you are always present to me,
each moment of each day.
Allow me to be present
to the gift of each moment,
no matter how ordinary,
so that I can be present
to the joy
and wonder
of your loving presence
each moment of each day.
Prayer suggestion:
As you remember throughout the day, pray, “God, allow me to be present (whatever I am doing) in the moment with you.” Amen
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