Have you ever had a day that seemed so normal? Maybe too normal? I think today was one of those days for me. I went to school, ran an errand or two and taught flute lessons to some flute students. Pretty normal for me…but did I take every opportunity I could have? As I prepare for The World Race I constantly have it on my mind. My finances, all the people I will meet and get to work with and also things like what life here at home will look like when I get back, my family and friends I will be leaving temporarily and my students who I may never teach flute to after this trip. Again I ask myself, am I taking every opportunity and using it? Am I seizing every miracle moment?
We all have days where things are a bit mellow or "normal", but the truth is that our lives were meant to be anything but that. I think about the story in the bible where Jesus was walking among a crowd with His disciples and the woman with the issue of blood made her way through the crowd just to touch the hem of His garment. (Mark 5:24-34). The bible says she thought to herself " if I could just touch hid robe, I will be healed." (Mark 5:28) But she must have thought that over and over. Twelve years of struggling with this issue…she had to be desperate, desperate enough to make her way through a crowd just to touch…just to touch. She refused to miss her opportunity. Like the woman, Jesus also refused to miss His opportunity. He could have kept walking and the woman probably would have left healed and no one would have been bothered, after all in a crowd like that there were probably many people touching Him…but he stopped. Jesus knew He couldn't miss this opportunity to teach, heal and love.
I hope we never miss an opportunity and always seize miracle moments. This may sound cliche but tomorrow really isn't promised and you never know why the people you meet today were put in your path. I pray we would never miss an opportunity and that we would see people… all people…through the eyes of Jesus. Important enough to stop for, even if it's just for prayer.
