We have all experienced times when we feel connected and in sync with the world around us. Times when, for a brief moment, everything we see and do seems to be exactly what's needed and we are able to perform precisely as we should in the situation. I remember one Sunday morning when I used to volunteer at Liberty Science Center. That morning I was on floor duty and it seemed like all of us (volunteers and guests) connected. Each guest I encountered was pleasant. I knew all the answers. I was able to have several intensive sharing conversations with a number of guests that day. There are many other times I can recall this feeling (a particular day in high school Physics class comes to mind).
We all have also had many days when we felt disconnected or out of sync with the world around us. Days or times when no matter what we did, we couldn't get something to come out the right way. This morning I thought about a day in college when I finally got up enough nerve to ask a certain girl to a dance. I probably tried 20 times that day to connect with her alone (girls always travel in packs), all to no avail. (I even went to her room that night only to walk up to her door at the same time as a friend of mine. He stayed forever chatting away aimlessly and after an hour or so I gave up... it turns out he asked her to the same dance.) Again, this is one of many times I've felt this way.
We are asked to imagine that the "beat" which we are to be in sync with is Christ, and we're charged with finding ways to synch up with His beat. (The prayer of St. Patrick we've been working through is a nice start.) Synching with the beat... have you ever taken a walk (or perhaps a run) while listening to music on your iPod? When I do, sometimes I find myself almost "marching" to the beat of the tune. So synching up with Christ is really finding His tune and marching to that beat. Hmmm... marching... walking... this is leading directly to the concept of pilgrimage as a way of life? Remember the video from last week?
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The pilgrimage we are called into -- and the same one Abram was called to -- really involves many small steps in sync with God. Yes he will sometimes call us to a journey to different locations (perhaps to move us out of our comfort zone), but the real call is to walk in sync with Him and be a blessing to those we meet along the way.
We are asked to pray for God to show us how we can be a blessing to our group.
How will you be a blessing?
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