Thomas Traherne

This was my favorite reading this week. Maybe it's recent stress, or that I need a break, but I found myself burned out and just needing to read something that speaks my native "Western" tongue. I needed something easier to read and understand that made sense to me, and this reading did.

This reading really points out the importance of your personal perspective. We are to see things as God does, the beauty and connectedness of creation.

"You never enjoy the world aright till you see all things in it so perfectly yours that you cannot desire them any other way; and till you are convinced that all things serve you best in their proper places. For can you desire to enjoy anything a better way than in God's image?" That made me say hmmm, and really think. All things do serve us best in their proper places. I appreciate such simple insights. If we have a clear perspective, and things are in their proper place, we will see that as the best way and how God designed them to be seen and used.

"Your enjoyment is never right till you esteem every soul so great a treasure as our Savior does..." How much sweeter fellowship is when we can speak what we believe is true, give each other the freedom to either agree or disagree, and we all continue to love each other. Each person is a gift to be treasured. It's our privilege to love each other, and if we don't love each other who is going to? As far as I know, we are the only humans on the earth sharing this life, so we may as well love and get along.