June 15, 2023 -A

The Cypress Pond Oil Paint Rendered–Lumberton, North Carolina
We walk through our days
looking for what catches our eye,
calls our name,
invites us to tag along
for a trip through wonderland.

We seek that which moves us
and fills us with a sense of
vitality and enthusiasm,
life and purpose,
so that we live in its service
with filial devotion
and liege loyalty--
for the joy of doing it
and the satisfaction
of having done it,
knowing that we found the secret
to abundant life
in doing that which
engaged our essential nature
and our innate virtues/specialties,
brought out the best in us
and provided us with joy and gladness,
radiance and bliss
all our days upon the earth.

And, if we haven't been living
toward that end,
today is a good day to start.

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Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

One thought on “June 15, 2023 -A

  1. Jim, I love your devotion to pointing the way! I cherish it, in fact. You keep on pointing, brother and maybe some of the rest of us can see!

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