A cardinal calls from high in the Silver Maple the sound delicate and musical.
Uncaring, or competing, our golden banty rooster awkwardly flap-flies to the top of a fence post. His position is at least eight feet lower than the cardinal, but high enough for morning cockiness in surveying his kingdom. Fat black hens cluck and scratch below salvaging fallen seed from the bird feeder. Banty Boy crows, neck stretched, chest thrust so far forward his scrawny toes clutch wood to keep from toppling.
I smile at his swagger, his chicken testosterone, his little bird brain with no clue he’s too small to breed the fat hens he primps to impress. I’m grateful he decorates the fence. He belongs in my garden as much as the beautiful red cardinal. I am awake to the presence of Love.
I’ve stopped counting the times I’ve heard this phrase: May God be with you. It’s a lovely phrase and I know what is meant by it, but I like rephrasing it to this: “May I be aware of Love’s presence.” If I believe God or Divine Love is closer than my own breath, how could God not go with me, with you? When God feels distant, and I feel separated from love, I usually catch myself sleep walking through life, numbed by wants, shoulds, schedules or difficulties. When I shake myself awake, Love is right there. I like the reminder to remain awake to the Presence of Love, that constant energy force around me, around you, surrounding all. Perhaps the common phrase: may the Force be with you, could also become - may I be aware of the Force!
May our awareness and awakening impact the world!
Joyfully,
Sharon
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go out and do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman
