View Into Town, NFS
Have you had an unanticipated delight? “Wow that was so cool,” you cry. Grace finds us– don’t you want to be ready? Here are some examples:
First Example
Early one morning I took a quick look out my window.
The light was rising; the sky was clear; it was brightening, a pleasant unremarkable scene.
I turned to checking email. In a few minutes I felt an impulse to turn my head back to the window. Gazing, I drew in my breath feeling astonishment. The horizon line was bright with oranges and yellows. As my eyes rose, I beheld layers of color, purples in stripes, all through the clouds. The sky was completely infused with color. It tickled my fancy, extraordinary!
Second Example
About twenty years ago I experienced a similar effect. Readying for the commute, I took a quick glance out the window, a fine day, a morning light that was pleasant and ordinary. Soon after, I stood in the driveway scraping ice from my windshield and felt a pull to look up to the heavens. Wow! I gazed and my mouth fell open: a sunrise brilliant with strong mauve, oranges, yellows and pink. This was no pastel view of sky: these colors were intense and vibrant. The vista was so unexpected…
How innocently I had looked outside to see an average morning. I had no idea what delight was in store. I was about to be infused with Grace and there had been no sign. Isn’t that something to notice? That fabulous events show up without warning.
These days I want to feel good so I perceive the bounty offered: I watch for good things to unfold in my experience. I want to attract delightful experiences, and bit by bit I do.
One More
I drive the main road to the nearest city where I take classes, do errands and more. One December morning I came upon a familiar scene: a large field, barn and trees behind. On this day there was a fog and the view was one of awesome beauty. A voice in my head demanded I stop and take that picture. The shots were effortless once out of my car. I was infused with awe that morning.
Months later I was inspired to submit photos to the calendar contest run by the local monthly paper. I had others in mind to submit and right before I sent them I recalled this photo and included it. It won a calendar page. The whole atmosphere around this picture felt like grace.
Take Away:
Look around for beauty and find it!
Know that surprises await you in many forms.
Feel satisfied and be ready.
I would dearly love to hear some of the wonderful things that arrive to delight you. Please comment.