Exodus 1:8-14,22; Psalm 124 Our help is in the name of the Lord; Matthew 10:34-11:1
A recent novel that has come across my attention follows one particular character through a series of short tales and life snippets. In one such snippet the main character for whom the book is named, Olive, is musing about her view on life.
In her view the author states that "life depends on what she thinks of as "big bursts" and "little bursts." "Big bursts are things like marriage and children, intimacies that keep you afloat, but these big bursts hold dangerous unseen currents. Which is why you need the little bursts as well: a friendly clerk at the local store or the waitress at Duncan Donuts who knows how you like your coffee."
It is the little burst that energize you for life's daily routine, these we must be attentive to, the big bursts take care of themselves.
In the gospel today Jesus reminds us of the necessity of little bursts, ""And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple-amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward."
A cup of cold water given doesn't seem like much but it is a little "bursts" that leads us on the way. These little burst is how we learn to lose our life for His sake. For if we do not give our life in this manner then we truly have no life to give.
May we keep an eye peeled for little bursts today, to both receive that cup of cold water and to give as well and enter into the burst of life to its full.
1 comment:
Before reading this I just gave my 3 year old nephew a cup of cold water because he was coughing. It's nice to think that things like that are looked upon with favor. I would have never thought of that before reading this. It's the little acts or bursts of kindness that get us through. I really like that idea. That is something I can do.
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