March 28, 2025

Blue Ridge Sunrise — Transylvania County, North Carolina
We make of it what we can.
We have a stake in our life.
We are invested in the time we have to live.
It is our chance to see what we are made of--
to see what we can do in the time left for living,
even now, even yet, even so.
What haven't we done that we still might do,
or do more of?
Why hold anything back?

Take this into the emptiness with you.
Sit with it, waiting for clarity
regarding what is called for, here, now.
What is sitting with us, saying, "Ahem"?

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.

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