Lent day 37

greetings!

i am on call tonight for LifePath Hospice...

from 5 pm until 8 am...

we provide 24/7 service to our patients and their families...

to do so in the spiritual care area...

we chaplains split on call duties...

usually around 3 per month...

hence, i am staring at the phone...

praying it does NOT ring...

i do NOT want to go out tonight...

i really want to go to sleep!

not feeling very spiritual...

but, i have promised myself to TRY to have at least one spiritual thought every day of lent...

so here goes...

oops...

still blank...

i will try again...

maybe i need a walk outside?

a big hug from Jeep?

a nap?

or, i could pray???

be right back........................................................................

got a kiss from the Jeepster...

here is my thought...

in fact, this thought has been occupying my mind for several weeks now...

a book idea i am working on...

would you PLEASE give me some input???

here is the basic thought and outline...

the book would be about MOMENTS...

aha MOMENTS...

MOMENTS where i learned from my patients...

MOMENTS where my mind and heart have been expanded...

MOMENTS where god showed up in simple homes in the inner city...

MOMENTS...

playing off the the greek word KAIROS...

KAIROS is one of two greek words for time...

the other is CHRONOS...

they are very different...

CHRONOS is about the passing of time -- common time...

seconds become minutes...

minutes become hours...

hours become days...

you get the idea...

KAIROS is about timely time -- propitious MOMENTS...

life-changing MOMENTS...

i am continually amazed at how god keeps showing up in these surprising and enriching MOMENTS...

KAIROS MOMENTS...

i want to learn to seize these moments...

i want to make the most of every one of these moments...

i want to fully live in these moments...

and allow them to shape my ministry and life...

MOMENTS...

check out colossians 4.2-6...

i love verse 5 where it encourages us to live wisely in this world and "to make the most of every opportunity..."

MOMENTS...

i am working on a top 12 list of my most meaningful moments over the past fours years as a hospice chaplain...

MOMENTS like...

a hope-full moment...

a peace-full moment...

an angry moment...

a lonely moment...

a fear-full moment...

a still moment...

a shocking moment...

a helpless moment...

a wasted moment...

a silent moment...

an uncomfortable moment...

a revelatory moment...

each essay would be constructed around a specific vignette...

with a real person [anonymous of course]...

an encounter of presence...

what do you think???

would love your input...

love ya!

guy

could i take your order for one of the books???

ha! ha!