I’ve begun noticing that most Fireworks stands are usually in the more economically depressed parts of town. It seems like the people purchasing the fireworks have the least disposible income. Maybe there is connection between wasting money on something that lasts for a second versus investing in something that will last.
I see in too many people this hopelessness that keeps them living for the moment and instant gratification. One of the worst things it seems that can happen in life is to be bored. This need for continual stimulus and entertainment is the result of our disatisfaction with life.
Maybe the answer is appreciate quiet and cultivate times of finding inner peace.
Many of the spiritual disciplines Jesus practiced such as solitude, prayer, and fasting model a life on mission with contentment.
We desperately need the perspective that comes from times of being alone and unrushed in God’s presence. That is where our minds become stilled and renewed and we sense the love of God. We are reminded of our purpose in life and go out with a fresh awareness of God with us. That is when the fireworks begin.
July 3, 2009...12:22 pm
Fireworks
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