The second attribute of Spirit that Judge Thomas Troward wrote about was Life.
You might remember this quote from a few weeks ago: "Life is a pretty precious and wonderful thing. You can't save it up...you have to let it lap against you..."
Sometimes we call Life around us "nature." Think about the nature of nature--always growing, always expanding, always in the moment. In autumn, the trees give up their leaves in anticipation of rest in the winter and then a glorious new blooming in spring. They never hang on to the old stuff--they always release today's good in anticipation of tomorrow's better.
Life is creative, always passionate, always in anticipation of the greater good. To me, Life is as children see this time of year--wonder, joy and excitement. Jesus talked about receiving the kingdom (our moment by moment experience) as a little child.
Mary Morrissey reminds us that this is a "brand new baby day." Life calls us to greet it with joy-filled anticipation.
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