Glad to be Alive
Josiah and I took Mickey on a walk before heading to the airport this morning. Yes, Mickey is now walking! And it was one of those picture-perfect mornings. The air was crisp like a fall day; the sun was shining; and the city is relatively quiet on Saturday mornings. It's hard to describe, but I experienced what I would describe as a rush of gratitude. So grateful for so much! It was one of those "I'm just glad to be alive" moments!
It reminded me of Thomas Carlyle's famous caveman analogy.
Carlyle said imagine a man who lived his entire life in a cave and never stepped foot outside his darkened domain. Then, as a grown adult, the caveman steps outside to watch the sun rise for the first time in his life. Carlyle said the caveman would watch "with rapt astonishment the sight we daily witness with indifference."
In the words of G.K. Chesterton: "Grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. Is it possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon? The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence; it may be a theatrical encore."
I love that. And I think that's the point of Psalm 29:1:
Bravo, God, bravo. All the angels shout encore!
It reminded me of Thomas Carlyle's famous caveman analogy.
Carlyle said imagine a man who lived his entire life in a cave and never stepped foot outside his darkened domain. Then, as a grown adult, the caveman steps outside to watch the sun rise for the first time in his life. Carlyle said the caveman would watch "with rapt astonishment the sight we daily witness with indifference."
In the words of G.K. Chesterton: "Grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. Is it possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon? The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence; it may be a theatrical encore."
I love that. And I think that's the point of Psalm 29:1:
Bravo, God, bravo. All the angels shout encore!
1 Comments:
I love that quote from Chesterton, "exult in monotony". I remember the first time I read Orthodoxy, that was one of the 3/4 ideas that jumped out at me the most. I've had a whole summer of those experiences pretty much, "God, I can't believe I get to live this life!"
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