In my last blog I wrote about how I couldn’t figure out how to express myself. There were emotions overflowing and beauty all around that I wanted to share with the world, but couldn’t find the right outlet.
Then one of my friends suggested that those moments that I couldn’t find an appropriate way to share, perhaps weren’t meant to share.
Perhaps those moments were meant just for me.
Sacred moments.
Sacred to me.
Intimate gifts from the Lord to me.
The other day I was playing soccer with 6 and 7 year old boys. They all broke out in laughter when I surprised them and pulled out my secret soccer moves and blew by one of boys to score a goal. As I was running back to my side with arms held high in victory, beauty smacked me in the face.
That tends to happen to me. I go about my day, just doing my thing when, BAM! I stop and freeze in a moment that I wish would last longer than just one second. My heart aches for time to just freaking stop.
It happened to me playing soccer that day.
The glistening eyes just above the smiles that are age appropriately missing teeth, work together to make each child the most beautiful child on Earth to me.
Their sweet laughter makes me wish they could stay children forever.
To make the scene complete, the setting sun was so stunning that I when I reached my side of the field, my arms hit my side like dead weight, and I exhaled a barely audible, “Wow.”
Then I thought, I should go get my iPod so I can take a photo. The children, the sunset, it was all too good not to capture.
I took a step to go get it when I heard the Lord say,
“No, this is just for you.”
I turned back to the kids, the sunset and stood there in amazement.
For me?
An intensely detailed precious moment, just for me.
It’s hard to tell in our world what is sacred anymore. It really doesn’t seem like much.
Maybe that’s just it.
While sharing stories and photos is good and needed, maybe we’re too busy trying to get everyone to hear and see. While doing that, we miss the point to hear and see ourselves, the ones that are actually in the moment.
There are beautiful moments and places in time that are meant specifically for each person.
That’s the Lord saying, “I love you so much, that I made this moment just for you.”
So, I’ll hold these moments close to my heart.
A precious treasured gift stored in my soul.
I’ll take good care of these gifts Lord, thank you.
