Windows Update

I have been sitting here with my laptop on my lap trying to write a post but a Windows Update interrupted me.  So, while it was slowly updating, telling me not to shut down, that the process would take a while, my furball, Carmel, crawled up on my lap.

Carmel Asleep

He squirreled his way into my arms, snuggled his head into my hand and simply fell asleep.  I tried putting him aside to continue and he now is across my lap, over one arm.  Get the picture?

Nothing I could do about it for about 20 minutes so I just sat here and pondered!  I wonder if this isn't exactly what God wants us to do when life tries to give us an "update" on situations.  It takes awhile, we don't really know what's happening or how long "this will last."  Whatever the "this" is for each of us...doesn't matter. 

Just imagine crawling up on God's lap, in His secure arms and lap, letting Him hold us in his love, mercy and compassion. A place of safety, knowing that the updates of life are in progress but we need to wait.  We may as well rest calmly, quietly and know that no matter what happens, God is the best "go to person" for our cares. 

I think about these things every now and then.  A cat in my arms gives me good pause to do so.  What about you? In Whose arms might you be held by when your life is in the update mode and you don't know how long it will take?  

Any Good

“Any good, therefore, that I can do …” is the beginning of a quote that is familiar to some of you. Have you ever wondered what you would be or do when you grow up?  I still say that, even though some say I am no longer a "spring chicken!" I have been having periodic “chats” with God lately, telling Him that I really don’t know what I should be doing now, what direction my life should take, among other things.  

A best friend of a relative of mine is facing health concerns for the second time around.  Her family and ours were best friends  growing up, so it hits pretty close to me. My relative told me one of my posts really helped this friend of hers when I had referred to the Serenity Prayer.  I have said this before that we never know what good we can do, or have done by our example or kind words. This was one of those times.            

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"I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being let me do it now...for I shall not pass this way again."  The pearl I take from this quote is that if I am open to that divine spirit within me, and listen to that small, still voice inside, I will know what I am to do even if it doesn't seem like an answer to a far off question of my future life. 

Perhaps it is enough to reach out to a friend with a letter, a phone call or a meal.  Maybe a gesture or compliment would warm a person's heart. Doing some good or showing a kindness goes an awful long way.  What is that spirit calling you to do?